Eichhornia crassipes
(Water Hyacinth)
Eichhornia crassipes, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6535
Eichhornia crassipes, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6507
Eichhornia crassipes, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6537
Eichhornia crassipes, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6541
Eichhornia crassipes, Brazos Bend State Park, Ft. Bend Co. 6494
| Scientific Name | Eichhornia crassipes | USDA PLANTS Symbol | EICR |
| Common Name | Water Hyacinth | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 42623 |
| Family | Pontederiaceae (Pickerel-weed) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Water or mud in ponds, lakes, stream, ditches etc. Plant: Low-growing perennial, free-floating or rooted in mud; flowering stems are erect, bending over after flowering and about 10 inches long. Leaves: Thick, leathery ovate to round, 1 to 4-1/3 inches long and almost as wide; in basal rosettes of sessile leaves and floating or emerged petiolate leaves, petiole up to about 10 inches long and at least slightly swollen (sometimes greatly so). Inflorescence: A spike with many (4 to 15) flowers 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches long and wide; perianth is light blue to violet-blue with 6 tepals united at their bases; the upper three tepals have dark purple streaks, the upper central tepal has a dark purple blotch in the center and a yellow spot within the blotch; flowers open individually in the morning and wilt by night. Bloom Period: May to October. References: SEINet and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilsvsgi. |
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Texas Status: Introduced NOXIOUS WEED |
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