American water plant that has became a troublesome water weed in India is
A. Cyperus rotundus
B. Eichhornia crassipes
C. Trappa latifolia
D. Tropa bispinosa
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
American water plant that has become a troublesome water weed in India is Eichhornia crassipes.It is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range.
Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial aquatic plant native to tropical and subtropical South America. With broad, thick, glossy, ovate leaves, water hyacinth may rise above the surface of the water as much as 1 m in height.
It is known as the "terror of Bengal" due to its invasive growth tendencies.
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