hydrophytes
nounUK /ˈhaɪdrəfaɪts/
US /ˈhaɪdrəfaɪts/
Hydrophytes are plants that live in water or in very wet ground.
Water lilies and lotus flowers are common hydrophytes found in ponds.
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2. Plants adapted to survive completely submerged in water.
Submerged hydrophytes like eelgrass have thin leaves that absorb nutrients directly from the water.
3. Plants that float freely on the water surface.
Duckweed is a floating hydrophyte that covers still ponds in green patches.
4. Plants rooted in mud with leaves rising above the water.
Cattails are emergent hydrophytes that grow along the edges of marshes.