Specimen Information

Ottelia alismoides
Ottelia alismoides
(duck-lettuce)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID235560
GroupPlants
GenusOttelia
Speciesalismoides
Common Nameduck-lettuce
StateCA
CountyButte
Localitydrainage canal, east of Cherokee Canal, approximately 0.5 kilometers south of Highway 162, West of Biggs Rice Experiment Station
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameButte Creek
HUC8 Number18020158
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month9
Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on plants
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13580
Author:Turner, C.E.
Date:1980
Title:Noteworthy collections: Ottelia alismoides
Journal:Madrono
Volume:27
Issue:4
Pages:177
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28055
Author:University of California Berkeley
Date:2019
Title:University Herbarium (UC)
Publisher:Consortium of California Herbaria
Reference 3
Ref. Number:28866
Author:Ribbens, E. (curator).
Date:2012
Title:R.M. Myers Herbarium (MWI)
Publisher:Western Illinois University
Reference 4
Ref. Number:28060
Author:University of California Riverside
Date:2019
Title:U.C. Riverside Herbarium (UCR)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Reference 5
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
Reference 6
Ref. Number:28050
Author:Nazaire, M.
Date:2016
Title:Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and Pomona College Herbarium (RSA)
Publisher:Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
CommentsPopulation exterminated shortly after discovery, but many viable seeds had already been produced. Likely transported with rice. No plants seen since 1977. Reproductive status: Flower and Fruit. Collector Number: Barbe 2334 and Fuller (UC) Barbe 2334 and Fuller (MWI) Barbe 2334 and Fuller (UCR) Barbe 2334 and Fuller (DAV) Barbe 2334 and Fuller (CDA)
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalU.C. Berkeley, R.M. Myers Herb., U.C. Riverside, U.C. Davis, Rancho Santa Ana B.G., CA DFA
Museum Cat NumberUC 1423439; MWI 00061487; UCR 182945A; DAV 138166; RSA 277732; CDA 1627
VerifierSeamen, Donald E.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassFlower, Fruit


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