Water Hypacinth | Eichhornia crassipes in Family Pontederiaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Floating plants move around with wind and currents, They are not attached to any structure. A good example is water hyacinth. The plant Australian Pine whose botanical name is Casuarina spp belongs to this class of plant. Floating plants in the wild have a habit of getting out of control and block up water ways at times.

The aquatic plant Eichhornia crassipes whose common name is Water Hypacinth and which is a member of the plant family called Pontederiaceae was introduced to the USA. It is not indigenous to that country.

Water Hypacinth is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Water Hypacinth are narrow.

Water Hypacinth produces yellow flowers and blooms in summer

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Eichhornia crassipes whose common name is Water Hypacinth blooms in summer

Eichhornia crassipes belongs to the plant family Pontederiaceae. Like most aquatic plants Water Hypacinth needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.