Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1388026
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyTerrebonne
LocalityCRMS0354-V03
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090302
HUC10 NameFourleague Bay-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC10 Number0809030204
HUC12 NameLake Mechant-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC12 Number080903020402
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month9
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
Commentsbare ground was covered with 15cm of clear water and appeared capable of growing vegetation; Eichhornia crassipes present - 3% both; new sprouts of vegetation attempting to grow along edge of pond about 5' away from plot, this area of new sprouts considered bare ground in cover totals Water Level is 0 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 30%. Dead vegetation is 10%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish


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