Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1241427
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateOR
CountyMultnomah
LocalityPortland; east bank of the Willamette River at Oregon Yacht Club
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Willamette
HUC8 Number17090012
HUC10 NameColumbia Slough-Willamette River
HUC10 Number1709001202
HUC12 NameBalch Creek-Willamette River
HUC12 Number170900120202
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month11
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17243
Author:Oregon State University.
Date:2016
Title:Oregon Flora Project
Publisher:Oregon State University
Commentspossibly purposefully released for 'aquaculture'.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalOSU Herbarium
Museum Cat NumberOSC-241602
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classflowering


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