Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID235496
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateOH
CountyLucas
LocalityMetzger Marsh, in western Lake Erie, approx. 18km east of Toledo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month9
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10758
Author:Wilcox, D.A., and T.H. Whillans
Date:1999
Title:Techniques for restoration of disturbed coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes.
Journal:Wetlands
Volume:19
Issue:4
Pages:835-857
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierDouglas A. Wilcox
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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