Scientific or common name:

Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf.

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PONTEDERIACEAE - Water-Hyacinth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf.
Nomencl. ref.: Fl. Tellur. 2: 81. 1837 [1836 publ. Jan-Mar 1837]
Rank: species
See: ► Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms

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Common names

U.S. name: Common water hyacinth

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
= Eichhornia speciosa Kunth

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Piaropus
Species:

1) Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf. 2) Piaropus diversifolius (Vahl) P. Wilson 3) Piaropus paniculatus (Spreng.) Small

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Page counter: 154 ( AVG: 222.32 / 88.078 )

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON)


Map for Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Pontederiaceae)
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1) Eichhornia (water hyacinth) 2) Eurystemon (mudplantain) 3) Heteranthera (mudplantain) 4) Monochoria 5) Piaropus (water hyacinth) 6) Pontederia (pickerelweed) 7) Reussia 8) Zosterella (mudplantain)

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Common names (Piaropus)
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1) Brazilian water hyacinth (Piaropus paniculatus) 2) Common water hyacinth (Piaropus crassipes) 3) Variableleaf water hyacinth (Piaropus diversifolius)

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More species:
1) Piaropus paniculatus (Spreng.) Small [150]
2) Piccolia conspersa (Fée) Vain. [113]
3) Picea abies (L.) Karst. [1730]
4) Picea breweriana S. Watson [449]
5) Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. [336]
6) Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. var. mexicana (Marti±ez) Silba [296]
7) Picea glauca (Moench) Voss var. albertiana (S. Br.) Sarg. [156]
8) Picea omorika (Pancic) Purk. [1239]
9) Picradenia helenioides Rydb. [149]
10) Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don [1057]

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