Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1258627
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountySan Patricio
LocalityNueces River, at Lake Corpus Christi, Lake Corpus Christi State Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Nueces
HUC8 Number12110111
HUC10 NamePenitas Creek-Lake Corpus Christi
HUC10 Number1211011106
HUC12 NameBarbone Creek-Lake Corpus Christi
HUC12 Number121101110605
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month7
Collection Year1955
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28790
Author:Shinners, L.
Date:1962
Title:Eichhornia azurea (Pontederiaceae) in the Texas Coastal Bend: new to the United States
Journal:SIDA, Contributions to Botany
Volume:1
Issue:2
Pages:99
CommentsMisidentified as Eichhornia azurea.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordnation
DisposalSouthern Methodist University
Museum Cat NumberSMU
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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