Stratiotes aloides, Water Soldier, Water Aloe.

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A hardy pond weed that sinks to the bottom and disappears during the winter, rising again in the spring. It floats but some long roots anchor it to the bottom. Young plantlets grow from the main rosettes.

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Location: Essex
Photo credit: © Trevor Chriss / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: afloat, aloe, aloides, floater, floating, flora, foliage, foliate, green, greenery, leaf, leaves, life, perennial, plant, pond, pool, soldier, strap, stratiotes, submerge, submerged, summer, vegetation, water