Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1340383
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateVI
CountySt. Thomas Island
LocalitySt. Thomas Island
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameSt. John-St. Thomas
HUC8 Number21020001
HUC10 Number2102000101
Map
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Collection Year1879
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity | planted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29608
Author:Eggers, H.F.A.
Date:1879
Title:Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands, West Indies
Publisher:Government Printing Office
Pages:133 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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