Aquatic Plants or Hydrophytes are plants specially adapted to living in the water. There are many different types of hydrophytes, but generally, we can arrange them into groups:
- That float on the water
- That emerge out of the water
- That live underwater


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00:00​ - Introduction
00:25 - What are Aquatic Plants (Hydrophytes)?
00:47 - The Victoria Amazonica Adaptations (Thailand)
02:45 - Water Lillies Adaptations (Vietnam)
04:20 - Catstails Adaptations (Ireland)
06:15 - Outro
The Victoria Amazonica is a water Lilly native to the Amazon Basin. It is an example of a floating plant.

Adaptations:
- Stomata on its upper surface to allow for gas exchange
- Ribs underneath to trap air, so it floats
- Spike underneath to stop animals from eating it
- Gaps in its leaf to allow water to escape
- Waxy Cuticle to make the leaf waterproof
- Air inside its stem to make it more buoyant


Catstails are an example of an emergent plant.
- Quick Growing Shoots
- Stiff and Fibourous Stem to keep upright
- Long Stem to allow it to emerge from after surface
- Hollow Stem with air pockets to keep buoyant in water

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