Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID235506
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalityWest of Yuma along road to Bard, in main irrigation drainage ditch
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030107
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month7
Collection Year1944
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pond | planted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28644
Author:Potter, D. (director), and E. Dean (curator).
Date:2016
Title:U.C. Davis Center for Plant Diversity (DAV)
Publisher:University of California
Commentsmoving water CollectorNumber: C. Reeder 131 UC Davis Herbarium Specimen
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalUC Davis Center for Plant Diversity
Museum Cat NumberDAV29514
VerifierSue A. Thompson
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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