Its flowers do their business underwater without opening their petals; each flower contains its own pistil and stamen, and pollinates itself. When the time comes, the seeds are released into the water.
沈水植物們在水中「閉鎖開花」，合起的花苞裡，雌、雄花蕊自花授粉，種子則在水中飄盪繁衍。