About Water Hyacinth
Pontederia crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes), commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range. It is the sole species of the subgenus Oshunae within the genus Pontederia. Anecdotally, it is known as the "terror of Bengal" due to its invasive growth tendencies.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eichhornia crassipes
- Genus
- Eichhornia
- Family
- PONTEDERIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Ponds and wet lowlands
- Native to
- South America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in Asiatic Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जल खुंभी
- Bengali
- কচুরিপানা
- Kannada
- ಐಕಾರ್ನಿಯ
- Malayalam
- കുളവാഴ, Water hyacinth
Botanical family
Pontederiaceae
Pickerel-Weed Family
Water Hyacinth belongs to the Pontederiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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