What plants live on the Niger?

* Elephant grass

* Guinea grass

* Vetiver grass

* Thatching grass

* Wild rice

Trees

* The Niger River Basin is home to a wide variety of trees, including:

* Acacia trees

* Baobab trees

* Borassus palms

* Burkea africana trees

* Ficus trees

* Shea trees

* Tamarind trees

* Vitex doniana trees

Shrubs

* Combretum glutinosum shrubs

* Guiera senegalensis shrubs

* Lantana camara shrubs

* Mimosa pudica shrubs

* Ziziphus mucronata shrubs

Herbs

* Bacopa monnieri herbs

* Centella asiatica herbs

* Jussiaea repens herbs

* Mentha spicata herbs

* Ocimum basilicum herbs

Aquatic plants

* Ceratophyllum demersum plants

* Eichhornia crassipes plants

* Hydrilla verticillata plants

* Ipomoea aquatica plants

* Lemna minor plants

Algae

* Chlorella vulgaris algae

* Microcystis aeruginosa algae

* Scenedesmus quadricauda algae

* Spirulina platensis algae

* Ulva lactuca algae