An aquatic plant introduced from America to check pollution, but it turned out to be a troublesome weed in Indian water bodies. The name of this 'invasive alien species' is
An aquatic plant introduced from America to check pollution, but it turned out to be a troublesome weed in Indian water bodies. The name of this 'invasive alien species' is
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Opuntia
B
Aegilops
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Eichhornia
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Pistia
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