What Do You Mean by Heliophyte?

: a plant thriving in or tolerating full sunlight.

What are heliophytes in biology?

Answer: Plants growing well in bright sunlight or favour bright light are called heliophytes or sun plants. While those plants which require low intensity of light or partial shade for growing are termed as shade loving plants or sciophytes.

What are sciophytes plants?

Sciophytes are shade-loving trees or plants. These plants have larger photosynthetic units than sun plants or heliophytes. Sciophytes are also known as photophobous plants and they reach their saturation level in only 20% sunlight.