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there is an expanded leaf stalk that has an air inside and serves as a float

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Yes.It is a water plant which floats.

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Q: What makes the water hyacinth float on water?
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Does the water hyacinth float?

no


Does a water hyacinth float?

Yes, the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, floats.


Is water hyacinth a completely submerged plant?

The water hyacinth float on the surface, and are not attached to the bottom.


What is the different between water lettuce and water hyacinth able to stay afloat in water?

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How do aquatic plants float on water?

Some plants, like water hyacinth, float in water. They have special types of leaves that help them to stay afloat.


Why does a water hyacinth float on the water's surface?

The water hyacinth has a large surface area that lays over the top of the water, which distributes its weight and increases its buoyancy sufficient to keep it floating.


What do you call flowers that float on a pond?

could be water hyacinth Yes, water Hyacinth's do float on the water surface. Hyacinths have leaves that look like hippo ears. Water lilies also float on the water surface. They have flat leaves that fill the water surface and the flowers poke up among the leaves. Patti Rose www.rosepond.com


What water plants float on water?

There are many like: water hyacinth, frog bit, fairy moss etc.


Which part of the water hyacinth help it to float?

Leaf petiole


Why does water hyacinth makes the pond dead?

depletes oxygen


How can water hyacinth float on water name the tissue and its type?

The leaves of water hyacinth are long and leathery and have wax coating surrounding them. They are made up of long spongy parenchyma tissues that have several air pockets. The air pockets help the leaves to stand erect and float on the surface of water. Arsha 9th


How does the leaf petiole of a water hyacinth helps it to float?

It contains air spaces (aerenchyma) within the cells of the petiole