Water+Hyacinth

Water Hyacinth Luba Tikhonchuk & Keyla Herrera

Originated in tropical South America but has become naturalized in many warm areas of the world: Central America, North America(California & Southern States), Africa, India, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
 * Where Its From:**

The impact of **Water Hyancinth,** on the abundance and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates along the shores of Northern Lake Victoria, Uganda.
 * Invasive Impact:**

The plant was introduced by Belgian colonists to Rwanda to beautify there holdings and then advanced by natural means to Lake Victoria where it was first sighted in 1988.
 * How The Plant Got There:**

The plant is considered a highly problematic invasive outside its native range.
 * Is It Invasive:**

Water Hyancinth is a trouble some aquatic weed and has spreed and in almost all lakes, ponds and rivers not only in our country but in the entire tropical world.
 * The Problem:**

No toxic substances are being into the lake and no new nutrients are being added to the water hyacinth.
 * The Solution:**

Eichornia Crassipes
 * The Scientific Name:**

The aquatic plant which can live and reproduce freely on the surface of fresh water or can be anchored it mud.
 * What Is** **It:**

Water Hyacinth spreads throughout the world has taken place over the last 100 years or so, although the actual course of its spread is poorly documented. In the last 10 years the rapid spread of the plant in many parts of Africahas led to many concerns.
 * What It Does: **