දිය හබරල/ජබර[Diyahabarala/Jabara]/Pickerel weed/Lesser water hyacinth (Pontederia vaginalis [Syn: Monochoria vaginalis])

An indigenous herb common in marshy places like paddy fields, tank edges etc. in the lowland areas. Leaves edible and also use in medicine. 

ජපන් ජබර [Japan Jabara]/Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes [Syn: Eichhornia crassipes])

A floating herb native to Brasil and other South American countries, which introduced and naturalized in tropical African and Asian countries including Sri Lanka. It was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1905 as an ornamental plant and now a common invasive plant in most water bodies such as tanks, canals, ponds etc of lowland dry and intermediate parts of the island . Propagated mainly by runners (stolons) which produced new plants.