Habitat : Grows in and along ditches, water courses, margins of fish ponds and rice fields in the open, from sea-level up to 1800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is able to reproduce by fragmentation and may be so abundant that it clogs water courses.
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Alipurduar district,Jalpaiguri district,Cooch Behar district
Native : Australia, Africa, Tropical Asia and Southeast Asia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Southern Africa, tropical Asia to Australia.
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 155; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1614-1615; Rahman S. M. et. al., (2013). Enhydra fluctuans Lour: A Review. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 6 (9): 927-929