Submergent plant

Submergent plant

A submergent plant or submergent vegetation is a plant that is completely beneath the surface of water. Most submergent plants are firmly rooted in the soil. Examples include elodea ("Elodea canadensis") and eelgrass ("Vallisneria americana").

ee also

* emergent plant


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