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  2. Aquatic plant - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] [5] Aquatic plants only thrive in water or in soil that is frequently saturated, and are therefore a common component of swamps and marshlands. [6] One of the largest aquatic plants in the world is the Bolivian waterlily , which holds the Guinness World Record of having the largest undivided leaf at 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) diameter; the ...

  3. Lobelia cardinalis - Wikipedia

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    Description and habitat. Lobelia cardinalis is a perennial herbaceous plant which grows up to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall. It is found primarily in wet places, such as riparian zones, riverbanks, bogs or swamps. It is also sometimes found in damp or semi-flooded and shaded forest areas. [ 5 ]

  4. Rain garden - Wikipedia

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    A rain garden in Wheaton, Maryland during the winter. Rain gardens, also called bioretention facilities, are one of a variety of practices designed to increase rain runoff reabsorption by the soil. They can also be used to treat polluted stormwater runoff. Rain gardens are designed landscape sites that reduce the flow rate, total quantity, and ...

  5. Retention basin - Wikipedia

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    Retention basin. A retention basin, sometimes called a retention pond, wet detention basin, or storm water management pond (SWMP), is an artificial pond with vegetation around the perimeter and a permanent pool of water in its design. [1][2][3] It is used to manage stormwater runoff, for protection against flooding, for erosion control, and to ...

  6. Myriophyllum spicatum - Wikipedia

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    Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil [3] or spiked water-milfoil) is a submerged aquatic plant which grows in still or slow-moving water. It is native to Europe , Asia , and North Africa , but has a wide geographic and climatic distribution among some 57 countries, extending from northern Canada to South Africa . [ 4 ]

  7. Ipomoea aquatica - Wikipedia

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    Ipomoea aquatica grows in water or on moist soil. Its stems are 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) or longer, rooting at the nodes. The hollow cavity within the stem makes the plant buoyant. The leaves vary from typically sagittate (arrowhead-shaped) to lanceolate, 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 2–8 cm (0.8–3 in) broad. The flowers are trumpet-shaped ...

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