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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Eichhornia crassipes
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eichhornia crassipes
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 039-01-001:
Eichhornia crassipes
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Piaropus crassipes
COMMON NAME:
Water Hyacinth
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_crassipes1_bol
July Bolivia
Leaves spade-shaped and curled upward on sides. Roots feathery, floating, per Field Guide to Aquatic Plants of Alabama.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_crassipes2_bol
July Bolivia
Perianth 6-parted, upper segment larger with yellow blotch at center, per Flora of China.