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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Piaropus crassipes
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eichhornia crassipes
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Total evidence phylogeny of Pontederiaceae (Commelinales) ... (Pellegrini, et al., 2018)
Pontederia crassipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-01-001:
Eichhornia crassipes
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Piaropus crassipes
COMMON NAME:
Common 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
Bruce A. Sorrie bas_e_crassipes2_bol
July Bolivia
Perianth 6-parted, upper segment larger with yellow blotch at center, per Flora of China.