Pontederia hastata is a species of flowering plant in the family Pontederiaceae, native from tropical and subtropical Asia south to the Northern Territory of Australia. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Asian Water Hyacinth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pontederia vaginalis
- Pontederia korsakowii
- Pontederia cyanea
- Pontederia sagittata
- Pontederia rotundifolia
- Pontederia azurea
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Commelinales
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Pontederia
- Species
- Pontederia hastata
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