common water hyacinth
(Pontederia crassipes)
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Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their invasive species list or law. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- Arkansas Noxious Weeds - Noxious/Prohibited
- California Invasive Plant Council
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Florida Invasive Plant Council - Plant List - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 1
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Maryland Aquatic Nuisance Species Plan
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Policy: Restriction on Planting Exotic Invasive Plants
- Maryland Invasive Species Council - Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- Michigan’s Invasive Species Watch List
- Mid-Atlantic Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species
- Minnesota DNR invasive species list
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- National Park Service, National Capital Region Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- New Hampshire Invasive Plant Species Watch List
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program Tracked Species List
- Rhode Island Natural History Survey
- South Carolina Illegal Aquatic Plants
- South Carolina Plant Pest List
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Invasive Plant Species List
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Subclass: Liliidae |
| Order: Liliales |
| Family: Pontederiaceae |
| Genus: Pontederia |
| Subject: Pontederia crassipes Martius |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Synonym)
Eichhornia speciosa (Mart.) Solms (Synonym)
Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Solms (Synonym)