American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis resting on a floating log in the swamp in Lake Martin, Louisiana.

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Common Water Hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, is choking the wetlands of south Louisiana.

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Location: Louisiana
Photo credit: © Louise Heusinkveld / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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