Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1393035
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyCameron
LocalityCRMS0605-V25
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMermentau
HUC8 Number08080202
HUC10 NameMermentau River-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC10 Number0808020211
HUC12 NameMermentau River-Marseillaise Bayou
HUC12 Number080802021101
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month7
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29060
Author:Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana.
Date:2019
Title:Coastwide Reference Monitoring System-Wetlands Monitoring Data
Publisher:Coastal Information Management System (CIMS) database
CommentsUnable to access plot because Phragmites was too thick; estimated 90% cover for Phragmites; species present in plot could not be confirmed; average height estimated to be 10 feet looking at the edge of the stand; species seen at edge of Phragmites are listed as out Water Level is below marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 0%. Dead vegetation is 10%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish


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