Aquatic plants have adapted to live in either freshwater or saltwater. Aquatic vascular plants have originated on multiple occasions in different … See more

Terrestrial plants in aquatic environments
Terrestrial plants may undergo physiological changes when submerged due to flooding. When submerged, new leaf growth has been … See more

The principal factor controlling the distribution of aquatic plants is the availability of water. However, other abiotic factors may also … See more

Fully submerged aquatic plants have little need for stiff or woody tissue as they are able to maintain their position in the water using buoyancy typically from gas filled lacunaa or turgid See more

Aquatic plants are either aquatic macrophytes or aquatic microphytes. Aquatic macrophytes are hydrophytes that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. Aquatic microphytes are hydrophytes that cannot be seen with the naked eye; they are … See more

One of the largest aquatic plants in the world is the Bolivian waterlily, which holds the Guinness World Record of having the largest undivided leaf … See more

The introduction of non-native aquatic plants has resulted in numerous examples across the world of such plants becoming invasive and frequently dominating the environments into which they have been introduced. Such species include Water hyacinth See more