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Water hyacinth
Common Water hyacinth.jpg
Common water hyacinth (E. crassipes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Commelinales
Family:
Pontederiaceae
Genus:
Eichhornia

Water hyacinths are flowering plants in the genus Eichhornia. There are seven species. It belongs to the family Pontederiaceae of the order Commelinales. The water hyacinth is one of the fastest growing water plants. It is native to South America. It was introduced to the USA in 1884.


Images for kids

  • Kenya Kisumu Harbour Hyacinths 1997ke09b21

    Water hyacinth at Kisumu Port

  • Water Hyacinth choking the Haldia Municipality Pool at South Bengal

    Haldia Municipality Pool, a public water reservoir is being choked by growing water hyacinth population as in December 2019.

  • In 2010 the insect Megamelus scutellaris was released by the Agricultural Research Service as a biological control for the invasive species Eichhornia crassipes, more commonly known as water hyacinth.

    n 2010 the insect Megamelus scutellaris was released by the Agricultural Research Service as a biological control for water hyacinth.

  • Water hyacinth

    Floating plant

  • IMG 2365

    Flowers

  • Eichhornia crassipes A

    Close-up of flowers

  • Eichhornia crassipes-water hyacinth

    Large pond covered with water hyacinth

  • Eichhornia Crassipes

    Inflated petiole

  • Eichhornia crassipes field at Langkawi

    Huge swamp field populated by Pontederia crassipes

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Eichhornia crassipes para niños

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