March 1st, 2026Water hyacinth watch
Victorians are urged to keep an eye out for water hyacinth after an infestation on a rural property in Anakie, north of Geelong.
Victorians are urged to keep an eye out for water hyacinth after an infestation on a rural property in Anakie, north of Geelong.
Water hyacinth (eichhornia crassipes) is a state-prohibited weed declared under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994. It’s considered the world’s worst water weed and has infested rivers, dams, lakes, and irrigation channels on every continent except Antarctica. Water hyacinth is a floating water plant that can reproduce by daughter plants or seed. They can be identified by their swollen stems with air filled tissue for buoyancy and large mauve-coloured flowers.
