What is Water hyacinth?
{{taxobox |name = Water hyacinth |image = Common Water hyacinth.jpg |image_caption = Common water hyacinth (''E. crassipes'') |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Commelinids]] |ordo = [[Commelinales]] |familia = [[Pontederiaceae]] |genus = '''''Eichhornia'''''}} '''Water hyacinths''' are [[flowering plants]] in the [[genus]] '''''Eichhornia'''''. There are seven [[species]]. It belongs to the family [[Pontederiaceae]] of the order [[Commelinales]]. The water hyacinth is one of the fastest growing water plants. It is native to [[South America]]. It was introduced to the [[USA]] in 1884. {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Commelinales]]