Eicchornia crassipes is a

Desert plant

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Parasite

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Aquatic plant

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Terrestrial plant

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The correct option is C Aquatic plant
Eicchornia crassipes also known as water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial aquatic plant native to tropical and sub-tropical South America. It has broad, thick, glossy, and ovate leaves and may rise above the water surface as much as 1 meter in height. Thus the correct answer is option C.

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