Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1692966
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateIL
CountyKendall
LocalityOswego Twp., 150 meters south of Oswego bridge in the backwater of a fallen Crack Willow tree.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Fox
HUC8 Number07120007
HUC10 NameFerson Creek-Fox River
HUC10 Number0712000701
HUC12 NameTown of Oswego-Fox River
HUC12 Number071200070111
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month10
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27378
Author:Cranberg, C., and R. Keller
Date:2020
Title:Illinois Database of Aquatic Non-native Species
Publisher:School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18446
Author:Morton Arboretum
Date:2017
Title:Morton Arboretum Herbarium (MOR)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Volume:2009
CommentsNote - 8 to 10 plants in the colony. I don't know how it got there.
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat Number0037490MOR
VerifierGreat Lakes Invasives Network
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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