Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic
Collection Info
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Specimen ID235506
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateCA
CountyImperial
LocalityWest of Yuma along road to Bard, in main irrigation drainage ditch
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030107
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Collection Day25
Collection Month7
Collection Year1944
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pond | planted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28644
Author:Potter, D. (director), and E. Dean (curator).
Date:2016
Title:U.C. Davis Center for Plant Diversity (DAV)
Publisher:University of California
Commentsmoving water CollectorNumber: C. Reeder 131 UC Davis Herbarium Specimen
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalUC Davis Center for Plant Diversity
Museum Cat NumberDAV29514
VerifierSue A. Thompson
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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