Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1390752
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountySt. Mary
LocalityCRMS0547-F02VNW
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameVermilion
HUC8 Number08080103
HUC10 NameWeeks Bayou-Frontal Vermilion Bay
HUC10 Number0808010304
HUC12 NameDelahoussaye Canal
HUC12 Number080801030403
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
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
Comments100% cover Salvinia; Field team recorded densitometer but failed to note percent canopy cover. Water Level is 0.6 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 65%. Dead vegetation is 0%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is N/A. Tree trunk cover is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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