It is a perennial aquatic plant that lives in fresh standing water or in lakes and rivers with slight currents.

[1] Cabomba aquatica mainly propagate by detachment of stem portions from the mother plant, and have adventitious roots that are produced in the nodes.

The leaves of the Cabomba aquatica are floating and they produce exclusively at the apical parts of the stem; this usually accompanies flower production.

Cabomba aquatica is beneficial to lakes, dams, and even rivers because they produce oxygen and take in carbon dioxide; this helps in the overall functioning of the particular water body.

Cabomba aquatica is also important in the aquatic ecosystem because it acts as an efficient accumulator of heavy metals in water bodies.