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Water Hyacinth

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Pontederia crassipes, commonly known as common water hyacinth and formerly classified as Eichhornia crassipes, is an aquatic plant native to South America that has naturalized throughout the world and is often invasive outside its native range; in Bengal it has anecdotally earned the nickname terror of Bengal for its aggressive growth.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 1

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 3

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Free-floating perennial with broad, thick, glossy, ovate leaves that may rise as much as 1 m above the water 1

Scientific Name

Pontederia crassipes 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 4

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Water Hyacinth

In Ecosystem

Source Pontederia crassipes - Wikipedia

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Central African Republic

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Sources

1. Pontederia crassipes - Wikipedia

Lead paragraph, first sentence
Pontederia crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes)
Description
With broad, thick, glossy, ovate leaves, water hyacinth may rise above the surface of the water as much as 1 m (3 ft) in height.
naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 286035
Pontederia crassipes (formerly Eichhornia crassipes), commonly known as common water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world, and often invasive outside its native range.
Infobox: status
G5
In Ecosystem: Lake Victoria, Invasive species
The common water hyacinth has become an invasive plant species on Lake Victoria in Africa after it was introduced into the area in the 1980s.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Liliales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12394

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12394

"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Liliales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Pontederia crassipes

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Water Hyacinth

Wikidata Q39600979, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Liliales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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