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Aquatic Plants
Aquatic Plants
They can be divided to three groups. They are Submerged Plants , Floating Plants and Fixed Plants
SUBMERGED PLANTS
The plants remain under water. Their leaves are small narrow having no stomata. They breathe through body surface. eg: Hydrilla, tape grass.
SUBMERGED PLANTS
HYDRILLA
TAPE GRASS
FLOATING PLANTS
Some aquatic plants float freely on the surface of water. They are called floating plants. Their leaves are thin waxy so that water may not wet the surface of the leaves and block the stomata. eg: Duckweed , water hyacinth
FLOATING PLANTS
FIXED PLANTS
Some plants have roots fixed on mud. They can float on water. The long and hollow stem help the plant to float on water .They have broad leaves. Stomata is on upper side of leaf . eg: water Lilly , lotus
FIXED PLANT
LOTUS
WATER LILLY