How does the water hyacinth effect the native plants?
The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) inflicts a devastating and multifaceted impact on native aquatic plants through intense and overwhelming competition for essential resources. This highly invasive aquatic weed forms dense, interlocking floating mats that can completely blanket the surface of a water body. This physical blanket acts as a formidable barrier that severely blocks sunlight penetration into the water column. Native submerged vegetation, such…