Eichhornia crassipes

Author
(Martius) Solms-Laubach, 1883
Common Names
  • Common Water Hyacinth
  • Common Water-hyacinth
  • Floating Water Hyacinth
  • Floating Waterhyacinth
  • Water Hyacinth

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
3 meters
Overall Geographic Range
pantropical, southern USA
Habitat-Biology
  • floating vegetation
  • nonindigenous to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Horn, C. N. 2002. Pontederiaceae Kunth. Pp. 37–46 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. Flora of North America North of Mexico, Vol. 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford University Press, New York.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-09-2024.

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