Common Water Hyacinth

Eichhornia crassipes

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

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  1. (c) Gustavo Durán, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/67662120@N00/4169988685
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichhornia_crassipes

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