So the water hyacinth will be useful: that's the idea.

There's a similar plan to make paper from water hyacinth in Bangladesh.

The same sort of thing happened to those once-thought-beautiful water hyacinths.

Water hyacinth fibers are used as a raw material for paper.

The water hyacinth, a plant not native to the lake, also poses a major problem.

There was just one problem with his plan: the water hyacinths would not grow in the alien soil.

Reports have shown this to be an effective method in controlling water hyacinth.

Other vegetation, such as water hyacinths, have clogged the lake over the years.

Hey, water hyacinths aren't called the survival flower for nothing."

Islands of water hyacinths floated past in the drowsy current.

In April 2011, the water hyacinth weed was found in the river system for the first time.

Several kinds of water hyacinths grow across these wetlands.

Also, the recent water hyacinth menace on the lake has reduced fish catches significantly.

The lower vertebrate fauna of the water hyacinth community in northern Florida.

The river bed is full of sludge, garbage and vegetation growth like water hyacinth in many parts.

The paper is made from scraps of jute and water hyacinth weed.

Beside me, Dorcas plucked a water hyacinth and put it in her hair.

Meanwhile, in this closing scene, the water hyacinths proceed towards the sea, as they have been doing throughout the action.

Water hyacinth is a common fodder plant in the third world especially Africa though excessive use can be toxic.

Water hyacinth is a very fast growing plant, with populations known to double in as little as 12 days.

They regularly clear debris water hyacinth from the intakes of the stations.

Water hyacinth affects the Lake Victorian population in many negative ways.

He intended to plant water hyacinths there and weave the stalks into baskets.

In a moment a water hyacinth sprouted, bursting with water.

The seven species of water hyacinth constitute the genus Eichhornia.

Top: Eichhornia crassipes has a worldwide distribution, but requires a large tank.

Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)

In addition to heavy metals, Eichhornia crassipes can also remove other toxins, such as cyanide, which is environmentally beneficial in areas that have endured gold mining operations.

Near Alem Tena is Lake Ellen, thought to be the site the invasive species Eichhornia crassipes (or water hyacinth) was introduced.

Eichhornia crassipes, the Common water hyacinth, has become an invasive plant species on Lake Victoria in Africa after it was introduced into the area in the 1980s.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Pistia stratiotes, Salvinia rotundifolia, Azolla caroliniana, and occasionally Eichhornia crassipes and Lemna species.

Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as Common Water Hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range.

Eichhornia crassipes was a recent specie in the open water areas of the swamp in the midst of Polygonum (Buckwheat) and Trapa (Water caltrop or Boiled water chestnut).

The water hyacinth 'Eichhornia crassipes', a native of the tropical Americas, was introduced by Belgium colonists to Ruanda to beautify their holdings and then advanced by natural means to Lake Victoria where it was first sighted in 1988.