Specimen Information

Egeria densa
Egeria densa
(Brazilian waterweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228556
GroupPlants
GenusEgeria
Speciesdensa
Common NameBrazilian waterweed
StateNY
CountyKings/Queens/Nas
LocalityMill Neck, Long Island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameNorthern Long Island
HUC8 Number02030201
Map
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Collection Year1893
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28514
Author:Weatherby, C.A.
Date:1932
Title:Anacharis densa on Long Island
Journal:Rhodora
Volume:34
Issue:403
Pages:151-152
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10260
Author:Cook, C.D.K., and K. Urmi-König.
Date:1984
Title:A revision of the genus Egeria (Hydrocharitaceae)
Journal:Aquatic Botany
Volume:19
Issue:1-2
Pages:73-96
Reference 3
Ref. Number:5104
Author:Schardt, J.D., and D.C. Schmitz.
Date:1991
Title:1990 Florida aquatic plant survey report
Publisher:Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Aquatic Plant Management
Pages:87 pp
Reference 4
Ref. Number:10741
Author:Les, D.H., and L.J. Mehrhoff.
Date:1999
Title:Introduction of nonindigenous aquatic vascular plants in southern New England: a historical perspective.
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:1
Issue:2-3
Pages:281-300
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalNew York Botanical Garden
VerifierC.A. Weatherby
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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