Hygrophila
In this photo released from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, entomologist Jim Cuda, left, and graduate student Abhishek Mukherjee examine Hygrophila polysperma plants at Cuda’s laboratory in Gainesville – Wednesday, April 16, 2008. An invasive weed that can live in or near water, it has become a significant problem in Central and South Florida. The researchers have launched a program to identify insects that may help control the plant.
(Thomas Wright, UF/IFAS)
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