Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

vernacular common water hyacinth — species · Pontederiaceae

USDA: EICR
GBIF: 2765942 syn.
Rank: species

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§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Pontederiaceae Kunth
Genus: Eichhornia

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Introduced
HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 146 counties across 13 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 146 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state