Write the name of any rootless free floating aquatic plant.

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Eichhornia crassipes commonly known as water hyacinth is a rootless free-floating perennial aquatic plant found in tropical and subtropical regions. It shows hydrophytic adaptations such as reduced epidermis cells without cuticles and presence of large air spaces.

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