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floating fern

Pantropical aquatic fern.

        floating fern

        Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe.

              Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums.

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                    Under water, salvinia, a tropical floating fern, can retain air in its hairs and remain completely dry.
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