Eichhornia

Invasive weeds, such as Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth), thrive well in such polluted waters.

Eastern Africa and freshwater resources 2008

The masses of beautiful violet and yellow flowers of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) add an attractive splash of colour in the Lake Chapala landscape during the rainy season but the lirio as the locals call it, is a serious problem for many of their economic activities.

Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth 2008

The masses of beautiful violet and yellow flowers of the water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) add an attractive splash of colour in the Lake Chapala landscape during the rainy season but the lirio as the locals call it, is a serious problem for many of their economic activities.

Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth 2008

Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth by Bob Riggins — Definitely an invasive species here in South Texas!

Photography Contest: Finalists, Invasive - The Panda's Thumb 2010

How about some naturally phytoremediating plants, like water hyacinth, Eichhornia Crassipes, in deeper swales.

Hyperlocalizing Hydrology in the Post-Industrial Urban Landscape 2008

Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth by Bob Riggins — Definitely an invasive species here in South Texas!

Photography Contest: Finalists, Invasive - The Panda's Thumb 2010

There is a wide variety of aquatic flora along river banks and in the numerous pools; the destructive invader water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes is often cleared out by high floods.

Kaziranga National Park, India 2009

Aquatic communities include camalotes, primarily of the genus Eichhornia and Reussia, onagraceae like Victoria cruziana (irupé) with large plate-shaped leaves and white flowers with many petals; we also find Cyperus giganteus (pirí), Typha latifolia and T. Domingensis (totoras) and the beautiful blue-flowered pontederiacea Pontederia lanceolata (cucharero).

Paraná flooded savanna 2007

There is some danger of pollution of the Vaal river by various effluents from the farmland, industry and metropolis upstream which have led to infestation by algae and water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes.

Vredefort Dome, South Africa 2009

Common vegetation in shallow open water includes milfoils (Millefolium), water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), duck weed (Lemna spp.), and water lilies.

Wetland classifications 2008