Water Hyacinth floats on water

Question:

Water Hyacinth floats on water surface. Explain. (CCE 2012)

Solution:

Water Hyacinth has spongy petioles which enclose a lot of air in its aerenchyma. Air makes the plant lighter than water so that it is able to float on surface of water.

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