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Salvinia (leaf) (Cherry_Chow)
Updated on 21/01/2015

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Whisk-like hairs of Salvinia's leaves trap air and thus provide buoyancy to keep the plant floating.

Greenhouse of School of Life Sciences, CUHK

floating-leaf plant

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whisk-like hairs

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