Specimen Information

Egeria densa
Egeria densa
(Brazilian waterweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1247503
GroupPlants
GenusEgeria
Speciesdensa
Common NameBrazilian waterweed
StateSC
CountyClarendon
Localityupper reaches of Lake Marion
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Marion
HUC8 Number03050111
HUC10 NameLake Marion-Santee River
HUC10 Number0305011101
HUC12 NameJacks Creek
HUC12 Number030501110106
Map
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Collection Year1966
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28543
Author:Getsinger, K.D., and C.R. Dillon.
Date:1984
Title:Quiescence, growth and senescence of Egeria densa in Lake Marion
Journal:Aquatic Botany
Volume:20
Issue:3-4
Pages:329-338
CommentsDiscovered in 1966.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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