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American water plant that has become a t...

American water plant that has become a troublesome water weed in India is

A

Cyperus rotundus

B

Eichhornia crassipes

C

Trapa latifolia

D

Trapa bispinosa

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The correct Answer is:
B
Eicchornia Crassipes or water hyacinth is a plant that can be used for many purposes but it is a troublesome water weed as it creates dense mats of biomass on water surface which are reducing light to submerge vegetation and can cause oxygen depletion and fish kills.
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