Water hyacinth floats on water surface. ...

Water hyacinth floats on water surface. Explain.

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Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) has spongy petioles which enclose a lot of air in its aerecnchyma . Air makes the plant lighter than water so that it is able to float on surface of water.

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