Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1322427
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateIN
CountyLake
LocalityLake George, Festival Park, Hobart
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number04040001
HUC10 NameDeep River-Portage Burns Waterway
HUC10 Number0404000105
HUC12 NameLake George-Deep River
HUC12 Number040400010507
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month10
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pond
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
Comments"Numerous plants observed floating in Lake George. I suspect a larger population somewhere upstream." EDDMapS report
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierStuart Orr
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Pistia stratiotes


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