Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1389844
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyVermilion
LocalityCRMS0572-V32
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMermentau
HUC8 Number08080202
HUC10 NameFreshwater Bayou-Frontal Gulf of Mexico
HUC10 Number0808020209
HUC12 NameWarren Canal-Schooner Bayou Canal
HUC12 Number080802020901
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month7
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
CommentsHeavy herbivory. Water Level is 0.7 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 10%. Dead vegetation is 15%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish


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