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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2010-04-17 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC LZ7 |
| Exposure: f/2.8, 1/80 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2010-05-05 3:10 |
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Water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes)
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Description
Water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) is a member of the pickerelweed family (Pontederiaceae). The plants vary in size from a few centimeters to over a meter in height. The glossy green, leathery leaf blades are up to 20 cm long and 5-15 cm wide and are attached to petioles that are often spongy-inflated. Numerous dark, branched, fibrous roots dangle in the water from the underside of the plant. The inflorescence is a loose terminal spike with showy light-blue to violet flowers (flowers occasionally white). Each flower has 6 bluish-purple petals joined at the base to form a short tube. One petal bears a yellow spot. The fruit is a three-celled capsule containing many minute, ribbed seeds.
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/aqua010.html
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/weeds/hyacinth.html |
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