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Eichhornia crassipes Images

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Eichhornia crassipes
Individual flowering plant
Photograph by: Tonynirappathu
Public domain

Eichhornia crassipes
Flowering plants
Photograph by: Fagg, M.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Eichhornia crassipes
Close-up of the flowers
Photograph by: Fagg, M.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Eichhornia crassipes
Flowering plants
Photograph by: Fagg, M.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Eichhornia crassipes
Spreading rapidly, the plant can quickly block waterways in tropical areas
Photograph by: Fagg, M.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Eichhornia crassipes
Close-up of the flowers
Photograph by: Wilson, C.G.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Eichhornia crassipes
Vast areas can be swamped by the plant
Photograph by: Fagg, M.
Image credit to Australian National Botanic Gardens

Eichhornia crassipes
Section of a stem showing its spongy structure, responsible for the plant's flotation.
Photograph by: Jacopo Prisco
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0

Eichhornia crassipes
Single plant
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0