Hydrilla

Scientific name: Hydrilla verticillata.
Common name:Waterthyme.
Classification:
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Hydrocharitales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus:Hydrilla
Habitat:The aquatic plant Hydrilla is an obligatory submerged perennial that grows in a variety of aquatic environments, including lakes, ponds, springs, rivers, and tidal zones.
Generalcharacters:
• A perennial plant that grows in water is called Hydrilla verticillata. It can be monoecious or dioecious.
• Its leaves are 7–40mm long, linear to lanceolate, and have branching stems. • The plant has long stems that branch out at the water's surface, and its roots are in the waterbed.
• The hydrilla plant has thin, ribbon-like leaves that facilitate its movement in the water. • The plant hydrilla is submerged, has waxy cuticles on its leaves, and lacks stomata. • These plants' small, hollow stems allow them to float upright in the water and lessen their resistance to it.