Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1470494
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyHenderson
LocalityLake Athens
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Neches
HUC8 Number12020001
HUC10 NameFlat Creek-Neches River
HUC10 Number1202000103
HUC12 NameNew York Creek-Flat Creek
HUC12 Number120200010303
Map
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Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30788
Author:Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Date:2018
Title:Lake Survey Reports
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Reference 2
Ref. Number:31432
Author:Norman, J.D., and R.A. Ott, Jr.
Date:2013
Title:Lake Athens 2013 Fisheries Management Survey Report
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Pages:1-31
CommentsManual removal took place this year and previous years; eradicated in 2010
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size0.16 ac


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