Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1500467
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateFL
CountySarasota
LocalityLower Myakka Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMyakka
HUC8 Number03100102
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month8
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28791
Author:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Invasive Plant Management Section.
Date:2017
Title:Annual aquatic plant survey 1982-2017
Publisher:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size3.5 ac


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