Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes), southern Sri Lanka

Native to the Amazon basin, but a highly invasive species, now choking waterways in the tropics worldwide. Carpets of the plant enabled to float on the water by means of the oval-shaped nodules it produces.

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