### plant | tracheophyte | hydrophytic plant:

Water hyacinth
* Most water hyacinths become weeds.
* are a great nuisance in Africa
  - aquatic plants
  - distinctive-looking plants
  - especially attractive for wastewater treatment
  - in full bloom in late summer and early fall
  - one of the aquatic plants most accepted by red-eared sliders
  - very useful at competing with algae
* can double their number in one week
  - form impenetrable mats of floating vegetation
* grow quickly in the aquatic treatment ponds.
* grows as a floating rosette with fleshy light green leaves
  - on the water's surface as a dense mat up to a metre high
* have round, glossy green leaves held on upright, fleshy stalks.
* heavy feeder and is used for tertiary water treatment in sewer plants.
* is the most important food in many rivers in Florida.
* look similar to orchids floating on water.
* primary food plant in many rivers in Florida.
* produce a unique ecosystem which improves wastewater treatment efficiency.
* requires bright light and rich, fertile water.

### plant | tracheophyte | hydrophytic plant:

Water lily
* Many water lilies produce colorful and attractive flowers.
* Most water lilies grow in dense patches
  - zones
* Most water lilies thrive in environments
  - freshwater environments
* Some water lilies adapt to habitats
* Some water lilies grow in shallow water
* Some water lilies have pads
  - pollination strategies
  - sides
* Some water lilies occupy pivotal positions
* Some water lilies provide excellent habitats
* Water lilies are a good example of floating plants
  - well-known example
  - also able to reproduce by budding
  - beautiful, and most people at least put one in their pond
  - common floating-leaved plants
  - easy to grow and fairly low maintenance
  - heavy feeders for the best foliage and flower production
  - in danger because the wetlands are in danger
  - spring and summer bloomers that bloom in a single elaborate and beautiful flower
  - surface plants
  - the dominant aquatic plants
  - very popular for their beautiful, fragrant blossoms, and they are quite hardy
  - can grow in water as shallow as six inches and as deep as fifteen feet
  - decorate many of the lake surfaces
  - depend on water to spread their seeds
  - disperse seeds
  - dot the surface of the pool, in which Japanese carp circle
* Water lilies float on the surface, while goldfish swim lazily beneath, adding glints of orange
  - water surface
  - fringe shoreline
  - get their food through photosynthesis
  - rooted in the bottom with leaves that float on the water surface
  - their seeds underwater in a berry-like fruit
  - have very few pests
  - shade the pond with their leaves
  - spread aggressively once introduced into freshwater bodies
* Water lilies thrive in freshwater environments such as ponds and lakes
  - vary in cover from four to twenty-four square feet each
* hydrophytic plant

### plant | tracheophyte | hydrophytic plant | water lily:

Fanwort
* has distinctive fan-shaped submersed leaves arranged in pairs on the stem
  - fan-like underwater leaves , which are about two inches across
* is self-pollinating in the South and seeds readily germinate.
* serious aquatic weed as far north as upstate New York and Michigan.
* water lily