Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms – Hiacynt wodny – Water-hyacinth

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Casual

Reproduction not recorded

Recorded sporadically, including heated waters of Konin Lakes in central Poland

Invasive alien species

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Babko R., Fyda J., Kuzmina T., Hutorowicz A. 2010. Ciliates on the macrophytes in industrially heated lakes (Kujawy Lakeland, Poland) Vestnik Zoologii 44: (6) e-1. link

Life form: Water plant

Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Commelinales
Family: Pontederiaceae

Polish synonyms: Eichornia gruboogonkowa; Hiacynt pływający; Pontederia gruboogonkowa

English synonyms: Common water hyacinth; Common water-hyacinth; Floating water hyacinth; Floating waterhyacinth