Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1387645
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyAscension
LocalityCRMS0061-F02VC
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 Day19
Collection Month9
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
CommentsCephalanthus occidentalis-BOTH-trunk in plot; Acer rubrum, Cornus drummondii, Fraxinus caroliniana, Fraxinus profunda, Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa biflora, Taxodium distichum-OUT; Salvinia minima-BOTH about 5%. Water Level is 0.82 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 0%. Dead vegetation is 0%. Flooded-Undetermined is 38%. Canopy cover is 15%. Tree trunk cover is 2%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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