Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1388894
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountySt. Mary
LocalityCRMS0513-F02VSE
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameVermilion
HUC8 Number08080103
HUC10 NameWeeks Bayou-Frontal Vermilion Bay
HUC10 Number0808010304
HUC12 NameBayou Choupique-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number080801030404
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month9
Collection Year2013
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
CommentsSalvinia in plot. Board missing "2" in picture. Corrected in Photoshop. Water Level is below marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 20%. Dead vegetation is 5%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is 15%. Tree trunk cover is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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