Specimen Information

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica
(water spinach)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1333574
GroupPlants
GenusIpomoea
Speciesaquatica
Common Namewater spinach
StatePR
CountyMayaguez
LocalityMayaguez. Swamp
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCulebrinas-Guanajibo
HUC8 Number21010003
HUC10 Number2101000303
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month12
Collection Year1937
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | escaped captivity
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16075
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2019
Title:United States National Herbarium (US)
Publisher:Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution
CommentsUS 1712779
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalUnited States National Herbarium
Museum Cat NumberUS 1712779
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassFlowering


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