Specimen Information

Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes
(common water-hyacinth)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1457727
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StatePR
CountyLuquillo Municipio
Localitycreek north of PR 3 E in Pitahaya
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 NameRio Herrera to Las Cabezas de San Juan Coastal Watersheds
HUC10 Number2101000503
HUC12 NameRio Pitahaya at mouth
HUC12 Number210100050302
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month3
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity | released | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsiNaturalist report
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Eichhornia crassipes


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