Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1470598
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyHouston
LocalityHouston County Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Trinity-Tehuacana
HUC8 Number12030201
HUC10 NameBig Elkhart Creek-Trinity River
HUC10 Number1203020107
HUC12 NameLittle Elkhart Creek
HUC12 Number120302010703
Map
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Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
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:31685
Author:Homer, M.D., Jr., and M. Webb
Date:2013
Title:Houston County Reservoir 2012 Fisheries Management Survey Report
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Pages:2-24
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size<1.0 acres


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