Water hyacinth
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.
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| Common water hyacinth (E. crassipes) | |
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Water Hyacinth Media
Water hyacinth at Kisumu Port
Haldia Municipality Pool, a public water reservoir is being choked by growing water hyacinth population as in December 2019.
Ash-covered blooming water hyacinth along the lakeshore in San Nicolas, Batangas, Philippines due to the eruption of Taal Volcano in the distance.
Water hyacinth on a canal in Tien Giang province, Vietnam.
An aquatic weed harvester collects the water plant via conveyor belt on a hold and can unload the material at the shore
In 2010, the insect Megamelus scutellaris was released by the Agricultural Research Service as a biological control for water hyacinth.
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Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes-water hyacinth
