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Distribution by County   2896    
Eichhornia crassipes  (Mart.) Solms
Common water hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: high
Record Count by County

Alameda: 3 Madera: 6 San Diego: 5 Stanislaus: 7
Butte: 6 Marin: 5 San Francisco: 2 Sutter: 10
Colusa: 1 Mariposa: 2 San Joaquin: 6476 Tehama: 1
Contra Costa: 3270 Merced: 29 San Luis Obispo: 5 Tulare: 1
El Dorado: 2 Monterey: 3 San Mateo: 2 Ventura: 2
Fresno: 21 Orange: 4 Santa Barbara: 6 Yolo: 179
Glenn: 2 Placer: 4 Santa Cruz: 1 Yuba: 2
Kern: 13 Riverside: 10 Shasta: 6
Kings: 1 Sacramento: 2132 Solano: 697
Los Angeles: 11 San Bernardino: 12 Sonoma: 3

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/23/2024).