Eichhornia azurea

Native to Florida

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Rooted water hyacinth is a flowering perennial plant rarely found growing in ponds in Columbia county. Eichhornia azurea is native to tropical America. Rooted water hyacinth blooms in the spring (Wunderlin, 2003).

It is currently found in Puerto Rico and there have been sightings reported in Florida (Kartesz, 1999).