Specimen Information

Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila polysperma
(Indian swampweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1633902
GroupPlants
GenusHygrophila
Speciespolysperma
Common NameIndian swampweed
StateAL
CountyBarbour
Locality1000 meters southwest of the mouth of Bustahatchee Creek. Between the levee of the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge Upland Unit and the large island on the Chattahoochee River.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Chattahoochee-Walter F
HUC8 Number03130003
HUC10 NameCowikee Creek-Chattahoochee River
HUC10 Number0313000309
HUC12 NameCool Branch-Chattahoochee River
HUC12 Number031300030905
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month11
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Hygrophila polysperma


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/12/2024].

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