Specimen Information

Hygrophila polysperma
Hygrophila polysperma
(Indian swampweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1320627
GroupPlants
GenusHygrophila
Speciespolysperma
Common NameIndian swampweed
StateSC
CountyBerkeley
LocalityGoose Creek Reservoir, about 260 meters east of the west side of lake off Eaglet Lane, near Hanahan (town)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCooper
HUC8 Number03050201
HUC10 NameCooper River
HUC10 Number0305020107
HUC12 NameGoose Creek
HUC12 Number030502010706
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28811
Author:Hook, M.W., and J.B. Nelson.
Date:2011
Title:Noteworthy Collections: South Carolina
Journal:Castanea
Volume:76
Issue:2
Pages:195-196
CommentsDiscovered in summer 2007.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierDieter Wasshausen
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size1.7 ha


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