Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1385253
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyLivingston
LocalityCRMS0008-F08VSE
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 Day15
Collection Month8
Collection Year2014
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
CommentsPlot mostly covered with FAV's (Salvinia minima 70% & Eichhornia crassipes 15%). Tillandsia usneoides observed in area. Nyssa aqauatica 3689 in plot. B.K. Asbury also on crew. Water Level is below marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 89%. Dead vegetation is 0%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is 85%. Tree trunk cover is 10%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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