page_title: Hygrophila difformis
section_title: Heterophylly
hierarchical_section_title: Hygrophila difformis / Heterophylly
caption_attribution_description: English: Water wisteria or Hydrophila diffiformis shows Hetrophylly which is occurance of two different leaf morphology in a same plant. A special case of plasticity is represented by heterophylly, the ability of semi-aquatic plants to produce different types of leaves below and above water. Submerged leaves are thin and lack both a cuticle and stomata, whereas aerial leaves are thicker, cutinized and bear stomata.
context_page_description: Hygrophila difformis, commonly known as water wisteria, is an aquatic plant in the acanthus family. It is found in marshy habitats on the Indian subcontinent in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. It grows to a height of 20 to 50 cm with a width of 15 to 25 cm.
context_section_description: Hydrophila difformis shows heterophylly which is the occurrence of two different leaf morphologys in the same plant.
caption: Water wisteria or Hydrophila difformis shows heterophylly which is the occurrence of two different leaf morphologys in the same plant. This is submerged growth.
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