🌿Native Nature

common water hyacinth

Pontederia crassipes

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Liliopsida ›Order: Commelinales ›Family: Pontederiaceae ›Genus: Pontederia

About

Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.