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Water Hyacinth issue - Kenya
January 22 , 2025
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- Water hyacinth, the world’s most widespread invasive species, is blanketing the Lake Naivasha of Nairobi, Kenya.
- The water hyacinth is native to South America and was reportedly introduced to Kenya in the 1980s.
- Water Hyacinth is scientifically known as Eichhornia crassipes.
- It is an aquatic weed common in water bodies across South Asia, including India.
- It was introduced to India during the British colonial rule as an ornamental aquatic plant from South America.
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