| Aquatic plants are considered as a part of | | | | shape as what water lilies have. They are usually |
| decoration for ponds and lakes. Every time we | | | | flat, so they can take the sun light as much as |
| see lakes and ponds, we will see aquatic plants at | | | | they need. They function as a shelter for all |
| the same time. Their existence gives a unique | | | | creatures living in a pond or a lake. The plants |
| look to the whole view of the lakes and ponds. | | | | which have this kind of leaf is water lily, floating |
| Many species of aquatic plants live in freshwater | | | | heart, pondweed, cape-pondweed, yellow pond-lily, |
| habitats around the world. They grow on the | | | | Victorian water lily, and water-chestnut. |
| water surface, along the edges, at the bottom of | | | | The second type is submerged leaves which are |
| lakes and ponds, in flowing water of rivers and | | | | very thin and narrow. They receive low light since |
| streams, etc. All of these species are spread | | | | the light decreases in its effort to pass through |
| around the world, so you can see them | | | | the water. The light is also mostly taken by the |
| anywhere you go. That distribution is indirectly | | | | floating leaves before reaching the lower surface. |
| caused by humans who bring the seeds from one | | | | If the water clear enough, you can see them |
| area to another, and also by birds. | | | | waving and dancing when some streams run. If |
| Aquatic plants are best known for their beautiful | | | | you like this kind of plants, you can choose |
| flowers and leaves. When you go to a park, you | | | | elodea, hornwort, parrot's feather, mare's tail, |
| may see beautiful water lilies with their large | | | | quill-wort, ditch-grass, etc. |
| leaves cover the surface of a pond or a lake. | | | | The last type is emerged leaves which may be |
| There are three kinds of aquatic plant leaves you | | | | familiar for you since the leaves are emergent |
| may not recognize. Here, I am going to provide | | | | from the water. It is because they need much |
| you a little information about each type, complete | | | | light. Cattails, buttercups, sacred lotus, wetland |
| with some examples of the plants. | | | | irises, skunk-cabbage, lizard's tail, and sacred lotus |
| The first is floating leaves, with large and round | | | | are some examples of this type of plant. |