4395

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Non-native: tropical America

Documented growing wild in - - -

Look for it in ditches, rivers, per Weakley's Flora

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

• SC Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Nuisance Species List, 2003
• SC List of Regulated Pest Plant Species, 2017
• USDA Federal Noxious Weeds, 091820

 

 

Aquatic ...Wet

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Bisexual
Perianth funnelform, 4 petaloid perianth segments, in two whorls
6 stamens (3 long, 3 short)
Superior ovary

Inflorescence a spike

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Eichhornia azurea   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eichhornia azurea   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Total evidence phylogeny of Pontederiaceae (Commelinales) ... (Pellegrini, et al., 2018)
Pontederia azurea