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Old 16th March 2009, 09:32 PM
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Default Re: Balloon like plant

I think that is a water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes. It's an invasive species in lakes and rivers around the world, you can find them growing like a green carpet in the old mining lakes in Kepong or beside the Sunway interchange. When I used to breed bettas, this plant is useful because of the fine roots (the baby fish gets hiding place). The light violet flowers are really beautiful.
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