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This is an aquatic plant named the Eichhornia Crassipes, commonly known as the Water Hyacinth. I found it in a pond near my house in Jakarta. Usually, it has lavender flowers but I did not see any around. It grows in water in warm and tropical climates like Java. In Java, people make the flowers of this plant into a tonic as medicine for horses.
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"Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Eichhornia Crassipes." Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Eichhornia Crassipes. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. <http://www.toxicologycentre.com/English/plants/Botanical/kulavazha.html>.
Date Taken: November 10, 2013
This is an aquatic plant named the Eichhornia Crassipes, commonly known as the Water Hyacinth. I found it in a pond near my house in Jakarta. Usually, it has lavender flowers but I did not see any around. It grows in water in warm and tropical climates like Java. In Java, people make the flowers of this plant into a tonic as medicine for horses.
Thanks for visiting my blog!
"Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Eichhornia Crassipes." Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Eichhornia Crassipes. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2014. <http://www.toxicologycentre.com/English/plants/Botanical/kulavazha.html>.
Date Taken: November 10, 2013