Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
common water hyacinth
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EICR |
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Monocot |
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Pontederiaceae |
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Perennial
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Forb/herb
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Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
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Synonyms:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
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EISP |
Eichhornia speciosa Kunth |
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PICR2 |
Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf. |
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Distribution:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON) |
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Related Taxa:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
View
5 genera in Pontederiaceae,
4 species in Eichhornia
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Classification:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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Noxious Weed Information:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
| Alabama: |
| floating waterhyacinth |
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Class C noxious weed |
| Arizona: |
| floating water hyacinth |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
| floating water hyacinth |
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Regulated noxious weeds |
| floating water hyacinth |
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Restricted noxious weed |
| California: |
| waterhyacinth |
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C list (noxious weeds) |
| Connecticut: |
| common water-hyacinth |
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Potentially invasive, not banned |
| Florida: |
| Eichhornia |
| waterhyacinth |
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Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1 |
| South Carolina: |
| water hyacinth |
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Invasive aquatic plant |
| waterhyacinth |
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Plant pest |
| Texas: |
| waterhyacinth |
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Noxious plant |
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U.S. Weed Information:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
floating water hyacinth
jacinthe d'eau
jacinto de agua
lirio acuatico
mbekambekairanga
water hyacinth
Eichhornia
waterhyacinth
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states.
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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| Cal-IPC |
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California Invasive Plant Council.
2006.
California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007).
California Invasive Plant Council.
Berkeley, California.
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Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1999.
Invasive plant list (19 October 1999).
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Florida.
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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Introduced Information:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
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Reg. 0 |
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NI |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42623.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
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Related Web Sites:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image
Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image
Australia Queensland-NRM Facts (Pest Series)
CA-Water Hyacinth Information Page
FL-Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council
Global Invasive Species Database
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
New Zealand Environment Bay of Plenty: abstract & images
Serious aquatic weeds of Western Australia: large photographs
TNC: Wildland Invasive Species Program
TX-Aquaplant-Floating Plants (TAES)
TX-Biological Control of Weeds in Texas (TAMU)
Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery
USDA ARS-Watch Out Water Hyacinth
WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants
WA-Noxious Weed List & Information
Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
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