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Lesser Water Hyacinth

Monochoria vaginalis

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Pretty lilac-coloured blooms. Stem looks spongy; probably is.

Habitat:

Roadside. Urban residential area. 2nd photo shows the habitat. Growing by the side of a drain ...usually it grows in paddy fields, ditches margins of ponds etc. Considered invasive.

Notes:

Taxonomy seems confused

Pontederia vaginalis (Wikipedia)

Pontederia/monochoria-hastata
https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/pontederia…

Reference Links:

https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/34807

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