Unknown water plant?

Question

I had this water plant given to me yesterday by a good friend of my family. and neither he nor I know what it is.

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any help on just the common name would be helpful (botanical name is not requried but will also be accepted.)

Note: It is supposed to be a submirsible plant i was told, hope this helps.

(sorry for bad spelling.)

Answer 1

it is an umbrella plant

http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.c...

http://www.hilozoo.com/plants/PE_umbrell...

Answer 2

Papyrus plant. My mother used to cut off those blade-like leaves to about an inch and turn them into water where they would send out new plants.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus