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Home Plants Archive by category "Aquatic Plants"

Category: Aquatic Plants

Aquatic plants — also called hydrophytic plants or hydrophytes — are plants that have adapted to living in or on aquatic environments. Because living on or under the water surface requires numerous special adaptations, aquatic plants can only grow in water or permanently saturated soil.

Eichhornia crassipes – Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes, known as water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range. Image taken in El Valle Panama.

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haui April 28, 2015 April 28, 2015Aquatic Plants Water Hyacinth Flower

Aquatic plants

Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes.

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haui September 8, 2014 September 8, 2014Aquatic Plants Aquatic plants
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