Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1340486
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityDetroit River, near the end of the pier at Islandview Marina
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDetroit
HUC8 Number04090004
HUC10 NameDetroit
HUC10 Number0409000407
HUC12 Name040900040000
HUC12 Number040900040703
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month10
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity pond
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28664
Author:Adebayo, A.A., E. Briski, O. Kalaci, M. Hernandez, S. Ghabooli, B. Beric, F.T. Chan, A. Zhan, E. Fifield, T. Leadley, and H.J. MacIsaac.
Date:2011
Title:Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) in the Great Lakes: playing with fire?
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:6
Issue:1
Pages:91-96
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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