water hyacinth, kisumu

someone throw the plant from Uganda they are taking over the lake but their flowers were gone and they are dying slowly

The seven species of water hyacinths comprise the genus Eichhornia of free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America. With broad, thick and glossy ovate leaves, water hyacinths may rise some 1 metre in height. The leaves are 10-20 cm across, supported above the water surface by long, spongy and bulbous stalks. The feathery, freely hanging roots are purplish black. An erect stalk supports a single spike of 8-15 conspicuously attractive flowers, mostly lavender to pinkish in colour with six petals. When not in bloom, water hyacinth may be mistaken for frog's-bit (Limnobium spongia).

One of the fastest growing plants known, water hyacinth reproduces primarily by way of runners or stolons, eventually forming daughter plants. They may also reproduce via seeds. The common water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a vigorous grower known to double its population in two weeks.

Direction Walk 0.5 km or 7 mins south west from last photo
Location Kisumu, East Africa, Kenya, Africa
Info F 6.3 1/640 ISO 200 with Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Country Kenya State East Africa
City Kisumu Weather Sunny
Continent Africa Day Kisumu
Activity Lake Victoria Boat Ride Tour GAP (Great Adventure People)
Date 2007:09:20 09:35:28 Make Canon
Model Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi Width 2592
Height 3888 Flash Off, Did not fire
Focal 70.0 mm Exposure 1/640
F Number 6.3 ISO 200
White Bal. Auto Program Aperture-priority AE
Compensation 0 Hyperfocal 41.89 m
Latitude -0.129838888888889 Longitude 34.7218166666667
Altitude 72.41120907 m File Size 4.1 MB
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