The phytoremediation technique which consists of using plants to remove ions has been increasingly choosen over past decades due to its low cost technology to mitigate contaminated areas. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of the aquatic macrophyte, Ipomea aquatica Forsk to translocate copper which at higher concentrations may be toxic to human populations. Translocation ability was defined as the amount of copper translocated in the plant tissue. The results were in the order of Roots > Stems > Leaves. Ipomea aquatica plants had a high bioconcentration of this trace element even when grown in water environment with low concentrations. High accumulated copper content in the tissues of Ipomea aquatica suggested that the sps. Ipomea aquatica is able to accumulate copper. Therefore it has potential use in phytoremediation and provides a new resource for exploring the copper accumulation mechanism.