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Eichhornia Kunth
water hyacinth

       
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Photo of Eichhornia Kunth
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Kissimmee. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Eichhornia Kunth

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Distribution:
Eichhornia Kunth

 
Distribution Map Legend

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)
 

Related Taxa:
Eichhornia Kunth

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth. . Image Available.
Eichhornia azurea
anchored water hyacinth
Distribution of Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. . Image Available.
Eichhornia crassipes
common water hyacinth
Distribution of Eichhornia diversifolia (Vahl) Urb.. . Image Available.
Eichhornia diversifolia
variableleaf water hyacinth
Distribution of Eichhornia paniculata (Spreng.) Solms. .
Eichhornia paniculata
Brazilian water hyacinth
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Eichhornia Kunth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Pontederiaceae – Water-Hyacinth family
Genus Eichhornia Kunth – water hyacinth
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Eichhornia Kunth

This plant is 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.

Florida:
waterhyacinth              Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Eichhornia Kunth

waterhyacinth

This plant 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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Eichhornia Kunth

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42621.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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