Yes, it is dangerous weed. It infested the Kharun river near my city. Please see the degree of infestation.
http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=9280 But living with this obnoxious weed the Traditional Healers have developed its new uses. Here is interesting document Traditional medicinal knowledge about a noxious weed, jal kumbhi (Eichhornia crassipes), in Chhattisgarh (India) http://ip.aaas.org/tekindex.nsf/2a9c4e44835b04ea85256a7200577a64/20f2945cb92c9a7d85256c4b004ffa4e/Body/M1?OpenElement regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 10:03 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice photo Balkar ji. English we call it Water hyacinth. This water > plant is a dangerous weed which grows very quickly and difficult to remove > once established. It also depletes the oxygen in the water endagering the > fishes and other animals in the water body. > > Regards, > Mani. > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:52 PM, Balkar Arya <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear All >> Eichhornia crassipes >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Dr Balkar Singh >> Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology >> Arya P G College, Panipat >> Haryana-132103 >> 09416262964 >> > >
