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Eichhornia Kunth
water hyacinth
Symbol: EICHH
Group: Monocot
Family: Pontederiaceae
   
   
   

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Plant Distribution by State

Eichhornia Kunth

EICHH

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Related Taxa:
Eichhornia Kunth

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Eichhornia azurea. Introduced. Distribution of Eichhornia crassipes. Introduced. Image Available. Distribution of Eichhornia diversifolia. Native. Distribution of Eichhornia paniculata. Native.  
Eichhornia azurea
anchored water hyacinth		 Eichhornia crassipes
common water hyacinth		 Eichhornia diversifolia
variableleaf water hyacinth		 Eichhornia paniculata
Brazilian water hyacinth		  
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Classification:
Eichhornia Kunth

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Liliidae –
                      Order Liliales –
                         Family Pontederiaceae – Water-Hyacinth family
                            Genus Eichhornia Kunth – water hyacinth

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Noxious Weed Information:
Eichhornia Kunth
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Florida:
        waterhyacinth     Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1

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Invasive Information:
Eichhornia Kunth
        waterhyacinth
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Eichhornia Kunth

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42621.

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