Eichhornia Crassipes: commonly known as Common Water Hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.
Its habitat ranges from tropical desert to subtropical or warm temperate desert to rainforest zones. It does not tolerate water temperatures >34°C. Leaves are killed by frost and salt water, the latter trait being used to kill some of it by floating rafts of the cut weed to the sea.
Water hyacinths do not grow when the average salinity is greater than 15% that of sea water. In brackish water, its leaves show epinasty and chlorosis, and eventually die.
7 comments:
Very pretty Your hyacinth flower.
Happy New Year!
Great shot and info!
I wish you a merry and meaningful 2012!
i love this flower although this has been a cause of flooding in some parts here. they clog waterways.
It is so pretty. Why is it the most invasive plants have the most beautiful flowers? Great information!
nice to see you back. yesterday i couldn´t get your blog. they said this blog don´t exist. thanks for your lovely weekend flowers. have a great weekend ♥
Beautiful flower.
Happy New Year!!
It's a gorgeous flower. Sad that it's also invasive. Love all of your shots.
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