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Water Hyacinth - Eichhornia crassipes

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.

Approvals

Animal Part(s) Comment
Birds All
Canid All
Equid All
Felid All
Herp-Invert All
Hoofstock All
Insectivore All
Marsupials All
Pachyderm All
Phocid All
Porcine All
Primate All
Rodentia All
Small Mammal All
Ursid All

Locations

Location Comments
Not On Grounds

Toxicity

Animal Part Comments Citation
sheep, goats dogs

images

Water Hyacinth

Flower

Water Hyacinth

Plant

Water Hyacinth

Plant

Raw Data

    {'Approvals': [{'ApprovalAnimal': 'Porcine',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs\r',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds',
                'ApprovalComments': 'No toxicity data found. Sheep eating only '
                                    'this plant had malnutrition issues, can '
                                    'cause vomiting in dogs',
                'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Eichhornia crassipes',
 'Comments': '            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.\r\n'
             '        ',
 'CommonName': 'Water Hyacinth',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Flower', 'ImageURL': 'Images/zcsu42q0.5mn.jpg\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/uwg1angw.iuq.jpg\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/u4buxynx.eyf.jpg\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'Not On Grounds'}],
 'PlantID': '28',
 'Toxicity': [{'ToxicityAnimal': 'sheep, goats', 'ToxicityPart': ' dogs'}]}