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In this article, we will discuss about hydrophyte plants and their classification. Hydrophytes: Vascular plants inheriting from remote marine ancestors a multicellular body with unlimited apical growth and a dimorphic life cycle slowly conquered the land and spread themselves over much of the land surface. Yet, despite this flourishing con­quest of the land, some angiosperms, most of them herbs and [...]

Let us make an in-depth study of the morphology and anatomy of the three groups of hydrophytes. The three groups of hydrophytes are: (1) Submerged Hydrophytes (2) Free-Floating Hydrophytes and (3) Amphibious Plants. Group # I. Submerged Hydrophytes: Entire body of submerged hydrophytes remain embedded in the water column and show following morphological adaptation (Fig. 2.1): (i) Root System: 1. [...]