Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1391402
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyTerrebonne
LocalityCRMS0414-F06VC
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090302
HUC10 NameBayou Black
HUC10 Number0809030203
HUC12 NamePhillips Canal-Terrebonne Lafourche Drainage Canal
HUC12 Number080903020306
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month7
Collection Year2011
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
CommentsUnknown 5; ID by Dr. Urbatsch; Bidens L; the bag contains two different plant; the larger, sterile sampleis Bidens sp. Most likely B frondosa, but Bidens discoidea can't eliminated as a possiblility; the smaller sterile sample most likely is a seedling of Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw., smallspike false nettle Water Level is below marsh. Canopy Cover is 80%
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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