Specimen Information

Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes
(common water-hyacinth)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1399406
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateLA
CountyVermilion
LocalityDitch crossing Hwy 688
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameVermilion
HUC8 Number08080103
HUC10 NameLower Vermilion River-Frontal Vermilion Bay
HUC10 Number0808010303
HUC12 NameBoston Canal-Frontal Intercoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number080801030304
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month6
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19426
Author:Madsen, J.D.
Date:2010
Title:Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth.
Publisher:Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University
CommentsAssociated species: Alternanthera philoxeroides, Colocasia esculenta,
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size0.07 Acres


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