Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID234414
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateNC
CountyBrunswick
LocalityCape Fear River, swamps alongside, W of Wilmington
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Cape Fear
HUC8 Number03030005
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month8
Collection Year1967
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17830
Author:University of Florida Herbarium.
Date:2016
Title:Florida Museum of Natural History
Publisher:University of Florida
Volume:2008
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10702
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History
Date:2021
Title:University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)
Publisher:Florida Museum of Natural History
Commentsid notes: stems weak, inflorescence almost white, fwr; habitat: often in water, rarely 15'' above water CollectorNumber: Duncan #23104
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberFLAS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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