Beautiful flower can devastate our waterways

Peter Bannan

IT looks pretty, but Agriculture Victoria says it can devastate the region’s waterways. The agency is urging Mildura, Swan Hill and Kerang residents to report sightings of the state-prohibited weed, water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), following recent detections in the area. Leading biosecurity officer Kaitlin Wright said despite its beauty, water hyacinth was one of the […]

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