Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1335015
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyMcLennan
LocalityTradinghouse Creek Reservoir, near public access ramp
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Brazos-Lake Whitney
HUC8 Number12060202
HUC10 NameTehuacana Creek
HUC10 Number1206020207
HUC12 NameTradinghouse Creek Reservoir
HUC12 Number120602020707
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month1
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29367
Author:Smith, J.B.
Date:2017
Title:Invasive plant cleared from Tradinghouse Lake; Lake Waco zebra mussel threat ebbs
Publisher:Waco Tribune-Herald
Comments“We went out there and found it in the cattails by the boat ramp. It was pretty clear someone had dumped it out of an aquarium at some point last year.”
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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