Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1470701
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyLive Oak
LocalityChoke Canyon Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Frio
HUC8 Number12110108
HUC10 NameSan Miguel Creek-Frio River
HUC10 Number1211010805
HUC12 NameOpossum Hollow-Frio River
HUC12 Number121101080505
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30788
Author:Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Date:2018
Title:Lake Survey Reports
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Reference 2
Ref. Number:31497
Author:Binion, G.
Date:2015
Title:Choke Canyon Reservoir 2015 Fisheries Management Survey Report
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Pages:1-38
CommentsFirst year discovered in reservoir; removed by hand every year until it expanded in 2006, and was considered established
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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