Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1395465
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyLivingston
LocalityCRMS5267-F08VSE
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAmite
HUC8 Number08070202
HUC10 NameAmite River-Lake Maurepas
HUC10 Number0807020209
HUC12 NameBayou Barbary-Amite River
HUC12 Number080702020906
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month8
Collection Year2012
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
CommentsAcer rubrum, Salix nigra, Taxodium distichum, Morella cerifera, within 15ft of plot. Water Level is below marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 0%. Dead vegetation is 10%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is 45%. Tree trunk cover is 30%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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