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Definition

noun, plural: aquatic plants

(botany) Any plant adapted to grow in water or aqueous habitats

Supplement

Examples include lotus and water hyacinths. These plants are able to grow in these environment due to the following characteristic features:

• reduced/thin cuticle
• their leaf stomates are fewer in number than those of terrestrial plants
• floating leaves have stomates confined on the upper epidermal layer whereas submerged leaves mostly lack stomata
• reduced root system
• with air sacs and less vascular tissue, essential for flotation

See also:

• hydrophyte