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Water Hyacinth (VSP_35)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: vsp_35.ttl
- Name
waterHyacinth- Attribute
- VSP Vegetation Species
- Definition
- A free-floating water plant with thick, waxy, rounded, glossy leaves that rise well above the water surface on stalks that grow up to three feet in height.
- Description
- Water hyacinth growth rate is among the highest of any plant known: hyacinth populations can double in as little as 12 days. In addition to blocking boat traffic and preventing swimming and fishing, water hyacinth infestations also prevent sunlight and oxygen from penetrating the water. Decaying plant matter also reduces oxygen in the water and consequently water hyacinth infestations reduce fisheries, shade out and crowd out immersed plants, and reduce biological diversity.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.