Oshuna crassipes

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Family:PONTEDERIACEAE
Species:Oshuna crassipes (Mart.) A. Haines
Common Name:Common Water Hyacinth
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Common Water Hyacinth is an introduced free-floating herbaceous perennial in the Water-Hyacinth family (Pontederiaceae). It is native to the Amazon region of South America. In Alabama it has been found statewide. Common Water Hyacinth is typically free-floating but can be rooted in the mud along the banks of streams, ponds, and lakes. It has a fibrous root system composed of a dense mass of free hanging feathery purple-black roots. Common Water Hyacinth is clonal by elongate horizontal or arching rhizomes. Stems are erect, short, submersed and growing to surface, or emersed and short. Leaves are sessile and form a basal rosette. The leaves typically have a swollen, spongy petiole and an ovate blade. The blade is entire and glabrous. Flowers are produced in erect 4-15 flowered spikes. The flowers are funnelform, blue or purplish in color, 6 lobed with the upper lobe having a darker blue area surrounding a central yellow spot. There are 6 stamens of two different lengths. All flowers open with 2 hours of sunrise and wither by nightfall. Common Water Hyacinth is listed as a Category 1 invasive species by the Alabama Invasive Plant Council and is classified as a noxious weed by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. The sale or shipment of Common Water Hyacinth was banned in the United States in 1956, but this regulation was repealed in 2020. Common Water Hyacinth can block waterways, impede water intakes, and impact fishing and boating. They block sunlight from penetrating the water, out compete native vegetation, and effect water quality. Common Water Hyacinth has been used in waste water treatment to remove heavy metals and other toxins, as a source of biomass, and as animal food.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, OBL (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPONTEDERIACEAE - Water-Hyacinth family
Genus Oshuna
Species Oshuna crassipes (Mart.) A. Haines - Common Water Hyacinth

Citation

Citation Oshuna crassipes (Martius) A. Haines, Bot. Notes 16: 5. 2021.
Basionym: Pontederia crassipes Mart. 1823.
Type: BRAZIL: Bahia: Rio San Francisco near Malhada, s.d., Martius 60 (lectotype: M). Lectotypified by C.N. Horn, in Görts-van Rijn, Fl. Guianas, Ser. A. 15: 94. 1994.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Eichhornia cordifolia Eichhornia cordifolia Gandoger, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 294. 1920, non A. Richard 1850. FLORIDA: Putnam Co.: Near Palenka [= Palatka], s.d., Williamson s.n. (holotype: LY?).
Eichhornia crassicaulis Eichhornia crassicaulis Schlechtendal, Abh. Naturf. Ges. Halle 6: 177. 1862.  
Eichhornia speciosa Eichhornia speciosa Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 131. 1843, nom. illegit.Pontederia crassipes Martius 1823-1824. 
Heteranthera formosa Heteranthera formosa Miquel, Linnaea 17: 61. 1843. SURINAM: Near Paramaribo, s.d., Focke 97 (holotype: U).
Piaropus tricolor Piaropus tricolor Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 81. 1837 ("1836").  
Piaropus mesomelas Piaropus mesomelas Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 81. 1837 ("1836"), nom. illegit.Pontederia crassipes Martius 1823-1824. 
Pontederia crassipes Pontederia crassipes Martius, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 9, t. 4. 1823-1824. BRAZIL: Bahia: Rio San Francisco near Malhada, s.d., Martius 60 (lectotype: M). Lectotypified by C. N. Horn, in Görts-van Rijn, Fl. Guianas, Ser. A. 15: 94. 1994.
Pontederia elongata Pontederia elongata Balfour, Proc. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh 1855: 60. 1855.  
Eichhornia crassipes Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms, Monogr. Phan. 4: 527. 1883.Pontederia crassipes Martius 1823-1824. 
Piaropus crassipes Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) A. Haines, Botanical Notes 15: 6. 2020.Pontederia crassipes Mart. 1823. 
Piaropus crassipes Piaropus crassipes (Martius) Britton, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7(16): 241. 1893.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Limestone, Macon, Marengo, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1959 - 1994

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_48175 Russell 19 Oct 1980 Jackson, Mike
029		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA_ACC_21884 Lee 17 May 1970 Evans, R.W.
098		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA000038600 Baldwin 18 Jul 1964 Boyd, C.E.
 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000012941 Pike 28 Aug 2002 Woods, Michael
9761		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_61567 Barbour 1 May 2002 Gil, Glenda
(2001-149)		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000027611 Etowah 03 Jul 2002 Kral, Robert
92807		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0047545 Jefferson 02 Jun 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15336		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000012942 Pike 21 Aug 2002 Edmonds, Wes
1		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_63506 Etowah 3 Jul 2002 Kral, Robert
92807		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
JSU110379 Lee 8 Aug 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
S49205		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
JSU110377 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
182		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_10849 Lee 19 Jul 1959 Akedin, Zaynul
 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006758 Lee 19 Jul 1959 Pamatmat, Mario M.
s.n.		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AMAL00017218 Marengo 8 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1374		 AMAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
TROY000012940 Monroe 17 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18173		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_59459 Pike 11 Sep 1998 Diamond, Alvin R.
11406		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
JSU110384 Washington 24 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14325		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNA00006748 Dallas 02 Oct 1977 Harvey, Denise
290		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0005081 Autauga 26 May 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12462		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
ALNHS00001202 Colbert 15 Aug 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#702		 ALNHS
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
USAM000013165 Choctaw 24 Aug 1978 Burkhalter, James R.
6090		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0039510 Marshall 29 Aug 2017 Webb, David H.
8463		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
NY02376787 Barbour 01 May 2002 Gil, G.
149		 NY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
TROY000027610 Autauga 11 Nov 2000 Mims, Melinda
11		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AMAL00020206 Colbert 15 Aug 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#702		 AMAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006742 Dallas 28 Jul 1987 Burckhalter, Robert
1168		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000026724 Marengo 08 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1374		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
USAM000013167 Wilcox 05 Aug 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6869		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNA00006753 Macon 24 Sep 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
888		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0039412 Jackson 22 Sep 2015 Webb, David H.
8225		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martr.) Solms
UNA00026489 Wilcox 24 Sep 1994 Birk, Michelle
678		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AMAL00001686 Wilcox 1 Aug 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13057		 AMAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNA00006763 Macon 17 Oct 1977 Wiersema, John H.
316		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNAF0001764 Colbert 02 Jul 2011 Webb, David H.
7708		 UNAF
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach
UWAL0050049 Colbert 08 Oct 2019 Webb, David H.
8836		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0011551 Bullock 31 Aug 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1221		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
TROY000012937 Baldwin 30 Oct 2003 McCarty, Joseph
10		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
USAM000013169 Baldwin 20 Oct 1975 LeLong, Michel G.
8862		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNA00073796 Marengo 30 Jun 2017 Horn, Charles N.
23075		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0039482 Jackson 04 Sep 2014 Webb, David H.
8120		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0005082 Marengo 08 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1374		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0049571 Marshall 10 Aug 2020 Webb, David H.
9104		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA_ACC_61160 Barbour 23 Oct 2001 Gil, Glenda
2001-36		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0038137 Shelby 07 Oct 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15081		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA_ACC_46450 Macon 22 May 1978 Lester, Ann E.
131		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
JSU110378 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18928		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
USAM000013166 Baldwin 30 Jul 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9312		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
JSU110382 Shelby 11 Oct 1997 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10136		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_48085 Montgomery 11 Aug 1981 Baird, E.
156		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006709 Dallas 25 Jun 1977 Wiersema, John H.
194		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0047035 Lauderdale 22 Oct 2015 Webb, David H.
8271		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0044136 Baldwin 12 Sep 2003 Larsen, Harry S.
1282		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0047036 Colbert 22 Oct 2015 Webb, David H.
8270		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNA00006788 Wilcox 9 Oct 1977 Connell, Terry D.
78		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNAF0001603 Montgomery 13 Jul 1979 Foster, Gail
s.n.		 UNAF
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach
JSU110383 Washington 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18666		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA000043875 Lee 11 Aug 2018 Taylor, Chris T.
CSP-510		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006793 Montgomery 11 Jun 1979 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1097		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA_ACC_47541 Dallas 25 Oct 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3746		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006788 Wilcox 09 Oct 1977 Connell, Terry D.
78		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
USAM000013164 Baldwin 20 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12172		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0005083 Washington 11 Jul 1984 Fields, Frank
s.n.		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000050239 Autauga 04 Nov 2020 Parker, Matthew R.
1892		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0039460 Morgan 19 Oct 2017 Webb, David H.
8528		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0001668 Sumter 22 Aug 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6146		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0039377 Jackson 18 Jul 2017 Webb, David H.
8482		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA_ACC_60907 Lee 8 Jun 1962 Gramlich, Jim
 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006758 Lee 19 Jul 1959 Pamatmat, Mario M.
s.n.		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AUA_ACC_17255 Lee 29 Jul 1969 Weaver, Jimmy
193		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006714 Clarke 02 Dec 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
948		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
AMAL00013741 Autauga 26 May 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12462		 AMAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
JSU110381 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9345		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
USAM000013163 Baldwin 20 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12172		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_44524 Conecuh 31 Aug 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000031969 Sumter 22 Aug 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6146		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms`
UNA00069669 Limestone 25 Apr 2007 Webb, David
6560		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
SAMF0007489 Jefferson 02 Jun 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15,336		 SAMF
Piaropus crassipes (Martius) Britton
UWAL0039490 Jackson 15 May 2018 Webb, David H.
8565		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
JSU110380 Monroe 12 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18572		 JSU
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNAF0001602 Lauderdale 22 Sep 1989 Hardy, Dawn
s.n.		 UNAF
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach
UNA00006798 Choctaw 02 Dec 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6994		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNAF0001604 Montgomery na Jul 1979 Shaner, Jim
s.n.		 UNAF
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach
UWAL0002351 Wilcox 16 Aug 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13057		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000029682 Montgomery 20 Oct 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
21085		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0005085 Fayette 23 Oct 1971 Corbett, Teresa
6		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000012939 Conecuh 25 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17977		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
USAM000013168 Baldwin 20 Jul 1981 LeLong, Michel G.
12172		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UWAL0005084 Tuscaloosa 20 Jul 1971 Rodriquez, David
s.n.		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000044549 Wilcox 16 Aug 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13057		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
USAM000013170 Baldwin 15 Jun 1974 LeLong, Michel G.
7842		 USAM
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_61789 Choctaw 23 Aug 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1459		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000012938 Coffee 07 Oct 2000 Martin, Brian H.
1000		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_8151 Lee 19 Jul 1959 Pongsuwana, Umpol
 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000035689 Butler 16 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23362		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
UNA00063446 Etowah 03 Jul 2002 Kral, Robert
92807		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0049727 Limestone 08 Aug 1988 Burns, Earl
S.N.		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
TROY000036380 Bullock 31 Aug 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1221		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_72526 Baldwin 14 Jul 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
114		 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UWAL0039420 Marshall 13 Jun 2017 Webb, David H.
8443		 UWAL
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
NY02376798 Baldwin 24 Sep 1983 Haynes, Robert R.
8723		 NY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
TROY000029016 Autauga 26 May 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12462		 TROY
Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms
AUA_ACC_12132 Baldwin Jul 1964 Addison, Joseph H.
 AUA
Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.) Solms
UNA00006704 Baldwin 24 Sep 1983 Haynes, Robert R.
8723		 UNA
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
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