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Eichhornia crassipes (C.Mart.) Solms Water Hyacinth
A.DC. & C.DC., Monogr.Phan. 4:527-528 (1883)

Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current
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Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska, Monday 8 August 1994

Free-floating perennial, herb. Fl. blue-purple, Jan to May. Freshwater lakes or watercourses.

Distribution

Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, Northern Province, South-West Province.

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.

IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Tallering.

Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Murray, Perenjori, Swan.