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Hydrophyte
(1) A cryptophyte which survives the unfavorable season by means of buds that live at the bottom of the water; the vegetative shoots remain submerged, only the flowers and inflorescences rising above the surface. (2) A plant usually found growing in water, or in soil containing water well in excess of field capacity most of the time.
Source: Alaska Geobotany Center

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