To how many families the given below plants belong? Ashwagandha, Colchicum, Nicotians, Crotolaria, Raphanus, Arachis, Brassies, Solanum, Asparagus, Sesbania

Options

A. Three
B. Four
C. Two
D. Five

Answer

To determine how many families the given plants belong to, we will identify the family for each plant listed and then count the unique families.

1. **Ashwagandha**: This plant belongs to the family **Solanaceae**.
2. **Colchicum**: This plant belongs to the family **Colchicaceae**.
3. **Nicotiana**: This plant belongs to the family **Solanaceae** (it is commonly known as the tobacco plant).
4. **Crotolaria**: This plant belongs to the family **Fabaceae** (also known as the legume family).
5. **Raphanus**: This plant, commonly referred to as radish, belongs to the family **Brassicaceae**.
6. **Arachis**: This plant belongs to the family **Fabaceae** (it is commonly known as the peanut plant).
7. **Brassica**: This plant also belongs to the family **Brassicaceae**.
8. **Solanum**: This plant belongs to the family **Solanaceae** (it includes many plants like potatoes).
9. **Asparagus**: This plant belongs to the family **Asparagaceae**.
10. **Sesbania**: This plant belongs to the family **Fabaceae**.

Now, let's summarize the families:

- **Solanaceae**: Ashwagandha, Nicotiana, Solanum
- **Colchicaceae**: Colchicum
- **Fabaceae**: Crotolaria, Arachis, Sesbania
- **Brassicaceae**: Raphanus, Brassica
- **Asparagaceae**: Asparagus

Now, we can count the unique families:

1. Solanaceae
2. Colchicaceae
3. Fabaceae
4. Brassicaceae
5. Asparagaceae

Thus, the total number of unique families is **5**.