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Q: What is the function of swollen petiole in water hyacinth?
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How does the leaf petiole of a water hyacinth helps it to float?

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


Which part of the water hyacinth help it to float?

Leaf petiole


Why does the leaf stalk of water hyacinth have swellings?

Swollen leaf stalk of water hyacinth keep this herb floating in water. The animals getting trapped in the water body containing water hyacinth escape from drowning due to floating herb by its swollen leaf stalk.


Diffrerences between the water hyacinth to a sunflower?

The water hyacinth's roots are in water, while the sunflower's roots are in soil. The Water hyacinth's leaf stalks are swollen and contains air, while the sun flower's leaf stalks are different in shape


Why are some plants swollen?

Plant parts are swollen in many cases due to storage of food. In some aquatic plants, some plant parts like leaf petiole are swollen due to air chambers so that these plants can float in water.


How does water hyacinth survive?

The water hyacinth and duckweed are plants that stay afloat in water.


Does a water hyacinth float?

Yes, the water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, floats.


Does water hyacinth have an edible relative?

Water hyacinth is eaten by some people.


How do you spell the flower hyacinth?

That is the correct spelling of "hyacinth" (the plant or its flower, or the unrelated water hyacinth).


What does water hyacinth and sunflower need?

Both sunflower and water hyacinth need leaf


Where can you get a water hyacinth?

Water hyacinth is considered an invasive weed. No one should be selling it.


How is the roots of a water hyacinth useful?

whle why don't you find a water hyacinth some where and find out