Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1392409
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyJefferson
LocalityCRMS3985-V34
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEast Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090301
HUC10 NameBayou Perot-Little Lake
HUC10 Number0809030104
HUC12 NameBayou Perot
HUC12 Number080903010401
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month8
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29060
Author:Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana.
Date:2019
Title:Coastwide Reference Monitoring System-Wetlands Monitoring Data
Publisher:Coastal Information Management System (CIMS) database
CommentsVery unconsolidated floating marsh in half of plot (the half not containing wax myrtle and cypress knees). Tillandsia usneoides-OUT, Cypress knees=BOTH 5% (this 5% is part of the bare ground cover percentage). Water Level is 0.16 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 10%. Dead vegetation is 5%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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