Specimen Information

Amaranthus cannabinus
Amaranthus cannabinus
(tidalmarsh amaranth)
Plants
Native Transplant
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Specimen ID1337410
GroupPlants
GenusAmaranthus
Speciescannabinus
Common Nametidalmarsh amaranth
StateLA
CountySt. Tammany
LocalityBig Branch Marsh National Wildlife, West of Lemieux Drive at the Bayou Cane access
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLiberty Bayou-Tchefuncta
HUC8 Number08090201
HUC10 NameLacombe Bayou-Bayou Bonfouca
HUC10 Number0809020103
HUC12 NameBayou Castine-Cane Bayou
HUC12 Number080902010303
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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28190
Author:Louisiana State University
Date:2020
Title:Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium (LSU)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
CommentsAbundant herbs in fresh marsh adjacent to Bayou with Sagittaria sp., Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, S. americanus, Eleocharis parvula, Echinochloa sp., and Alternanthera philoxeroides.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalLSU
Museum Cat Number33296
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
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Amaranthus cannabinus
Amaranthus cannabinus

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