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2. Pond life - Wikipedia

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   The carnivorous plant Utricularia vulgaris, a specialist in acid ponds, overwinters by producing turions that fall to the bottom of the pond and produce new plants in the spring. Other pond plants that also use this method include Potamogeton species and some Microphylum species. The lack of flow in ponds provide habitats for plants that are ...

3. Aquatic plant - Wikipedia

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   Other notable invasive plant species include floating pennywort, [58] Curly leaved pondweed, [57] the fern ally Water fern [57] and Parrot's feather. [59] Many of these invasive plants have been sold as oxygenating plants for aquaria or decorative plants for garden ponds and have then been disposed of into the environment. [57]

4. Lake ecosystem - Wikipedia

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   Aquatic plants live in both the benthic and pelagic zones, and can be grouped according to their manner of growth: ⑴ emergent = rooted in the substrate, but with leaves and flowers extending into the air; ⑵ floating-leaved = rooted in the substrate, but with floating leaves; ⑶ submersed = growing beneath the surface; ⑷ free-floating ...

5. Water garden - Wikipedia

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   These plants are placed in a pond or container usually 1–2 ft (0.30–0.61 m) below the water surface. Some of these plants act as oxygenators as they create oxygen for any animals which live in a pond. Examples of submerged plants are: Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) Water-lilies (Nymphaeaceae) Lotus (Nelumbo spp.) Featherfoil (Hottonia ...

6. Pond - Wikipedia

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   The technical distinction between a pond and a lake has not been universally standardized. Limnologists and freshwater biologists have proposed formal definitions for pond, in part to include 'bodies of water where light penetrates to the bottom of the waterbody', 'bodies of water shallow enough for rooted water plants to grow throughout', and 'bodies of water which lack wave action on the ...

7. List of wetland plants - Wikipedia

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   Ceratophyllum demersum is a cosmopolitan species of aquatic plant. Drosera, the sundews, are carnivorous plants with species found on every continent except Antarctica. Duckweeds are tiny flowering plants that float on the surface of water, with members of the group found worldwide. Isoetes is a cosmopolitan genus of lycophyte known as the ...