Pontederia crassipes (common water hyacinth)

Botanical Garden, Karlsruhe / Germany

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

Plant 30.10.2023

ready for journey to future

Seed dispersal

feathery seed hope

Macro 19.05.2016

ready for journey to future

Seed dispersal

feathery seed hope

Macro 19.05.2016

Pontederia crassipes (common water hyacinth)

Botanical Garden, Karlsruhe / Germany

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

Plant 30.10.2023