Pontederia crassipes - Wikipedia
Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial aquatic plant (or hydrophyte) native to tropical and subtropical South America. With broad, thick, glossy, ovate leaves, water hyacinth may rise above the surface of the water as much as 1 m (3 ft) in height.
Water Hyacinth | National Invasive Species Information Center
Species Profile: Water Hyacinth. Forms dense colonies that block sunlight and crowd out native species (Toft et al. 2003)
Water Hyacinth Facts, Care & Planting (Eichhornia crassipes)
2020年8月29日 · Common Water Hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes) care, facts, benefits, hardiness and growing advice. How to properly care and plant Water Hyacinth in ponds.
Tips For Growing Water Hyacinth Plants - Gardening Know How
2021年6月15日 · Water hyacinths, with their large purple flowers and rosettes of thick, spoon-shaped leaves, create a sensation in any water garden. In this article, we'll discuss water hyacinth care as well as how to grow them in garden ponds and container gardens.
Water hyacinth | Floating, Invasive, Weed | Britannica
Water hyacinth, any aquatic plant of the genus Eichhornia of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae), consisting of about five species, native primarily to tropical America. Some species float in shallow water; others are rooted in muddy stream banks and lakeshores.
Water hyacinth - Pontederia crassipes - Kew
Water hyacinth is a large aquatic plant that floats freely in the water, with thick, waxy, oval-shaped leaves around 15cm across growing in a cluster. At the base of the leaves are swollen bulb-like growths on the stalks that contain air-filled pockets keeping the plant afloat.
Water Hyacinth - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Water hyacinth is a perennial, free-floating aquatic plant native to tropical regions of South America, and now present on all continents except Antarctica. Plants rapidly increase biomass and form dense mats, reproducing from stolons (i.e., vegetative runners).
Earth Matters - Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Water Hyacinth
2016年6月1日 · 1) In most of the world, water hyacinth (Eichhonria crassipes) — a fast-growing, aquatic plant — is loathed for its ability to reproduce so quickly that it can blanket large portions of lakes and ponds with a thick mat of vegetation.
Water Hyacinth | Pontederia crassipes | Mississippi State …
2 天之前 · Water hyacinth is a non-native, highly invasive species from Brazil. It has both free-floating and rooted forms. The floating growth form is particularly aggressive and can rapidly cover the water’s surface in a thick, heavy mat that can stand 3 feet tall.
Water Hyacinth - Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a large aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin. Its thick, waxy, oval-shaped leaves are 4-8 inches across and branch out from the center of the plant on modified stems that may rise as much as 1 meter above the water surface.