Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1392451
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyLafourche
LocalityCRMS5770-F09VSE
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 Day2
Collection Month8
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
Comments30 percent Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes); 50 percent Salvinia minima; tree tag 408 Water Level is 0.9 ft above marsh. Open water is 0%. Bare ground is 15%. Dead vegetation is 0%. Flooded-Undetermined is 40%. Canopy cover is 65%. Tree trunk cover is 5%.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish-Freshwater


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