Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1387687
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyJefferson
LocalityCRMS0185-F08VC
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEast Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090301
HUC10 NameBayou Des Allemands-Lake Salvador
HUC10 Number0809030103
HUC12 NameGretna-Intracoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number080903010309
Map
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Collection Day21
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
Commentspersonnel included M. Bader; trees tagged in plot = 157, 5696 Water Level is below marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 50%. Dead vegetation is 0%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is 35%. Tree trunk cover is 20%. Marsh is floating.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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