Commelinales

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

It may have pretty purple flowers, but Eichhornia crassipes can be a green menace. Introduced to Africa from the neotropics, this invasive weed is choking Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest lake. Water hyacinth has carpeted vast stretches of the lake, fouling fishing nets and blocking harbors. Ari Daniel Shapiro teams with reporter in the field, Gastive Oyani, to speak with local fishermen and botanist Helida Oyieke. They learn how the lake and the lives of the people who depend on it are responding to this weedy challenge. read moreDuration: 5:30Published: Tue, 03 May 2011 17:32:59 +0000

Species: Commelina africana L. Date: 2004-11-05 Location: Cleveland Dam, Harare Habitat: Grassy dam wall

Species: Tradescantia zebrina Bosse Date: 2011-12-25 Location: Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest Habitat: In shade at forest edge

Species: Pollia condensata C.B. Clarke Date: 2010-05-21 Location: Mt Mabu Habitat:

Botaniska trädgården, Göteborg

Botanisk Have Århus

Væksthuset, Botanisk Have, Århus

Botanisk hage, Cagliari, Sardinien

Jardin des Plantes, Paris

Væksthuset, Botanisk Have, Århus

iridescent berry close-upSpecies: Pollia condensata C.B. Clarke Date: 2010-05-21 Location: Mt Mabu

U.S. 41A, Pleasant View, Cheatham County, Tennessee, US

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Species: Commelina africana L. Date: 2006-01-31 Location: Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani Habitat: Near stream below falls

Species: Tradescantia zebrina Bosse Date: 2011-12-25 Location: Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest Habitat: In shade at forest edge

Species: Pollia condensata C.B. Clarke Date: 2010-05-21 Location: Mt Mabu Habitat:

Botanisk Have Århus

Hobro cultiv.