Water Hyacinth

Pontederia crassipes, commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range. It is the sole species of Pontederia subg. Oshunae.

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IJC: International Joint Commission · 6 November 2023 English

the Rainy-Lake of the Woods Basin or the Region Next, the species list was filtered for those species native Species Native to the Rainy-Lake of the Woods to the Great …

watercress Pontederia crassipes (Eichhornia water hyacinth Moderate In Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn


Invasive Species Council of BC · 22 June 2023 English

• Reproduces vegetatively through rhizomes and by seed • Often found on the surface of slow-moving waters or edges of ponds, lakes, and streams. [...] • Reproduces vegetatively through stolons …

....................................... 15 Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) ................... 15 S Winterton, Bugwood.org B.C. Government Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) KEY ID FEATURES • Flowers umbellatus) Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Water lettuce (Pistia


TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 31 October 2022

The key components of the framework are illustrated below in Figure 1, highlighting the dependencies of the rice system upon stocks of natural, produced, social and human capitals and the …

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11 May 2022 English

The web-based software tools used to collect information on the sale of species over the internet evolved over the course of the project due to unanticipated challenges. [...] Assisting in …

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INN: Inanna Publications and Education Inc. · 10 December 2021 English

In Dusk in the Frog Pond, Rummana Chowdhury presents new narratives about the lived realities of Muslim women as they navigate life, be it in Bangladesh, on the shores of …

At this time, she forgot about the dazzling water hyacinths at the other end of the pond.


TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 2 November 2021 English

The National Development Plan is cognisant of the challenges of agricultural intensification including encroachment of wetlands and natural forests, loss of biodiversity including agricultural biodiversity, soil erosion and sedimentation of …

Nkima Forests and Kalangalo Forest Reserve. The water hyacinth is the dominant invasive species whose vibrancy


TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 2 November 2021 English

The National Development Plan is cognisant of the challenges of agricultural intensification including encroachment of wetlands and natural forests, loss of biodiversity including agricultural biodiversity, soil erosion and sedimentation of …

Nkima Forests and Kalangalo Forest Reserve. The water hyacinth is the dominant invasive species whose vibrancy


TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 26 October 2021 English

As at the international level, as well as the specific part of the NCAVES project, a pilot study was South African policy context and the status undertaken for the development …

growth and invasive macrophyte expansion (e.g. water hyacinth) Source: Nel et al. 2020 (unpublished) 4.3


Living Oceans Society · 10 September 2020 English

We see exceptional and disturbing changes in the world’s aquatic ecosystems due to climate change and believe that we must continue to share peer-reviewed scientific findings with the public and …

Spencer. 1981. The phenology and growth of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms) in a eutrophic


SCBD: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity · 2 September 2020 English

91 The Application of Classical Biological Control for the Management of Established Invasive Alien Species Causing Environmental Impacts Published by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. [...] ISBN: …

salicaria, photo by Junko Shimura Cover 2: Common Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, photo by Junko Shimura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 11 Water hyacinth biological control, Eichhornia crassipes on on Lake Victoria Africa using the mottled water hyacinth weevil, Neochetina eichhorniae from South America


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