Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1392365
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyAssumption
LocalityCRMS5536-F05VC
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090302
HUC10 NameGrand Bayou-Lake Verret
HUC10 Number0809030201
HUC12 NameBayou St Vincent-Little Grand Bayou
HUC12 Number080903020104
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
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
CommentsAgkistrodon piscivorus in plot; Plot pole was not laid out due to snake; Salvinia minima 70 percent in plot;Unknown #1 was identified as Leersia therefore the two found were combined Water Level is 1.6 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 70%. Dead vegetation is 5%. Flooded-Undetermined is 0%. Canopy cover is 10%. Tree trunk cover is 0%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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