Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1386554
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountySt. John the Baptist
LocalityCRMS0047-F03VSE
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Maurepas
HUC8 Number08070204
HUC10 NameMississippi Bayou
HUC10 Number0807020403
HUC12 NameReserve Relief Canal
HUC12 Number080702040301
Map
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Collection Day28
Collection Month7
Collection Year2015
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
CommentsTree species out of plot - Taxodium distichum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa aquatica; Nyssa aquatica #676 and Acer rubrum #3788 in plot; FAV present - Eichhornia crassipes (2%, both, very stressed), Salvinia minima (5%, both, very stressed) Water Level is 0 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 0%. Dead vegetation is 50%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is 90%. Tree trunk cover is 5%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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