Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1385218
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyLivingston
LocalityCRMS0008-F09VNW
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Maurepas
HUC8 Number08070204
HUC10 NameBlind River
HUC10 Number0807020402
HUC12 NameBayou Chene Blanc-Blind River
HUC12 Number080702040205
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month7
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29060
Author:Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) of Louisiana.
Date:2019
Title:Coastwide Reference Monitoring System-Wetlands Monitoring Data
Publisher:Coastal Information Management System (CIMS) database
CommentsNyssa aquatica #3880 in plot; salvinia covers plot; tree species within 15 ft of plot - Taxodium distichum, Nyssa aquatica, Acer rubrum, Fraxinus caroliniana Water Level is 0.54 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 0%. Dead vegetation is 0%. Flooded-Undetermined is 75%. Canopy cover is 60%. Tree trunk cover is 20%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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