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Some plants have adapted to live in water. These plants are known as water plants
or aquatic plants.

Read the clues and write the names of these water plants using the Clue Box.

1 This is a free-floating plant native to South America. The
leaves of this plant are bulbous from the base and grows
up to 12 inches in length. It has a pink and purple coloured
flower.

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This is a free-floating spongy plant. The leaves of this
plant are light green in colour and grow up to 15 cm.

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This plant is native to East Asia. It has small flowers with
white or yellow petals with heart-shaped leaves spreading
up to 15 cm.

This plant has a network of free-floating disc-shaped 4
leaves. They are fast growing and float in and over water.
They are also source of nutrition for wildlife.

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This plant is native to Amazon river. It has feathery green
leaves. This plant can help oxygenate water and reduce
algae.

Clue Box
Clue Box
Parrot’s Feather, Water Hyacinth, Floating
Heart, Water Cabbage, Duckweed

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