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Aquatic plants Aquatic plants are adapted to live in water or constantly flooded ecosystems. These plants are sometimes referred to as hydrophytes. Aquatic plants may be rooted in wet soil or be free floating in the water. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an example of a free-floating plant. Back to plant growth form menu Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Leaves on aquatic plants may be: Floating Partially submerged Aerial Lemna and Wolffia are free-floating and are among the smallest flowering plants. Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) produces a rosette of free-floating leaves. The long roots are adapted to live in water rather than soil. Pistia stratiotes Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Water lily (Nymphaea ) also produces floating leaves. The flat leaves optimize exposure to light and are buoyant for floating. Plants are rooted in the saturated soil of a lake or pond. Nymphaea Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Water lily leaves have large open, air-filled cells called arenchyma that help the leaves float on water. Epidermal surface cells containing chlorophyll. Arenchyma cells. Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Amazon lily (Victoria amazonica ) produces an enormous floating leaf. Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Lotus (Nelumbo) produces leaves and flowers held above the water. They produce an edible rhizome that is rooted into the muddy lake bottom. Nelumbo nucifera Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) produces aerial leaves held above the water. Back to plant growth form menu Back Next Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu Aquatic plants Parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) have leaves that are highly dissected and partially submerged. These plants are free-floating. Back to plant growth form menu Back Back to vegetative parts main menu Main menu