water hyacinths

Invasive aquatic plants

Water hyacinths is the plural of water hyacinth, a free-floating aquatic plant with glossy leaves and showy lavender flowers.

Native to South America, it spreads aggressively in warm waters and is considered one of the world's most invasive species, clogging waterways and choking out native plants: The lake was blanketed with water hyacinths.

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Opposites
aquatic plant growth habit

water hyacinthspondweed

Freshwater aquatic plant

eelgrass · seagrass · water lilies · lotus · cattails

ecological impact

water hyacinthswild rice

North American aquatic cereal

water purifiers · cattails · bulrushes · pickerelweed · duckweed

aquatic habitat zone

water hyacinthshornwort

Spore plant with projections

milfoil · coontail

Family

water, hyacinth, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, watershed, waterfall

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G