Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1420954
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateVA
CountySouthampton
LocalityBlackwater River, at junction of Nottoway and Chowan Rivers
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChowan
HUC8 Number03010203
HUC10 NameMill Creek-Nottoway River
HUC10 Number0301020302
HUC12 NameRound Gut-Nottoway River
HUC12 Number030102030202
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month10
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30723
Author:Cowles, S.
Date:2017
Title:Destructive river weed found in Blackwater
Publisher:The Tidewater News
CommentsSpotted for three years prior to verification.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierByron Carmean
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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