Eichhornia crassipes
(Pontederiaceae)
water hyacinth
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Eichhornia crassipes is native to the Amazon basin.
Coccinia grandis (ivy gourd) USDA PLANTS profile
A brief profile and taxonomic information on Coccinia grandis (ivy gourd) are from the USDA PLANTS database.
Eichhornia crassipes information from PIER
Information on Eichhornia crassipes as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Eichhornia crassipes description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Eichhornia crassipes as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Eichhornia crassipes information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eichhornia crassipes--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.
Eichhornia crassipes information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Eichhornia crassipes, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
IPNI nomenclature info for Eichhornia crassipes
Nomenclatural information about Eichhornia crassipes is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Eichhornia crassipes impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Eichhornia crassipes as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Images of Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) (water hyacinth)
Links to high-resolution free images of Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) (water hyacinth) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.
Eichhornia crassipes information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eichhornia crassipes in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacynth) overview
This information sheet on Eichhornia crassipes from the University of Florida provides many photographs and links to more information.
Eichhornia crassipes images from PIER
Images of Eichhornia crassipes provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Eichhornia crassipes information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Eichhornia crassipes--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.
Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth): distribution in the USA
A distribution map of Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) in the United States is presented.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review
and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.
Eichhornia crassipes worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Eichhornia crassipes is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.
A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.
Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.
Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.
Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.
Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.
Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.
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