Specimen Information

Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes
(common water-hyacinth)
Plants
Exotic
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Specimen ID1241459
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateVI
CountySt. Croix
LocalityCatherine's rest
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSt. Croix
HUC8 Number21020002
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Collection Day12
Collection Month1
Collection Year1897
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27717
Author:Solomon, J. (curator).
Date:2015
Title:Tropicos.org
Publisher:Missouri Botanical Garden
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16075
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2019
Title:United States National Herbarium (US)
Publisher:Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution
CommentsTropicos specimen http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ba716277-f6e8-4c3d-b8e7-2b04cf535720
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalHerbarium
Museum Cat NumberMO636752, US425237
VerifierS.C.H. Barrett
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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