quot Known as Terror of Bengal this plant is blacklisted as one of the notorious aquatic weeds...........

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"Known as Terror of Bengal, this plant is blacklisted as one of the notorious aquatic weeds in India and other tropical countries." The plant is_?

Pistia stratiotes (Water lettuce)

Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)

Epipremnum aureum (Devil's Ivy)

Cuscuta (Amarbel)

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Explanation:

Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth) is a rooted, floating herb up to 1m tall usually found growing in abundance in fresh water bodies like rivers, lakes, ponds, pools, ditches, tanks, canals and other wetlands. The scientific name of water hyacinth is Eichhornia crassipes and it belongs to the Pontederiaceae family of flowering plants. It is vernacularly known as Jalkumbhi in Northern India.
Eichhornia crassipes is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) at a fast rate. It is in flower from May to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) It can fix Nitrogen.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.