Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1421276
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyMontgomery
Locality[Locality description not provided]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Fork San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040101
HUC10 NameWest Fork San Jacinto River-Conroe Lake
HUC10 Number1204010102
HUC12 NameTown Creek-Conroe Lake
HUC12 Number120401010206
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month2
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pond
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27701
Author:Texas Invasive Plant and Pest Council.
Date:2018
Title:Texas Invasives Database
Publisher:Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
CommentsCommon around edge of Pine Lake in Montgomery, TX. Plants are just beginning to appear. Have heard they can grow into large patches, and are treated on some occasions by the neighborhood association. This plant in backyard lakeside on Pine Lake Circle.; TexasInvaders Report
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierJessica Strickland
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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