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Floristic Inventory of the Bahama Archipelago Database Online

Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
Water-hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Pontederiaceae

Group: Monocot

Perennation: Perennial

Habit: Herb

Substrate: Freshwater Aquatic

Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Native Range: Brazil; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.

Map of Locations [currently Florida only]

Other data on Eichhornia crassipes available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

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Eichhornia crassipes
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Eichhornia crassipes
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Eichhornia crassipes
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Eichhornia crassipes
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr