Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1470766
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyHarris
LocalitySheldon Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuffalo-San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040104
HUC10 NameBuffalo Bayou-San Jacinto River
HUC10 Number1204010407
HUC12 NameCarpenters Bayou
HUC12 Number120401040702
Map
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Collection Year2009
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:31938
Author:Best, A., N. Ragan, and M. Webb
Date:2016
Title:Sheldon Reservoir 2015 Fisheries Management Survey Report
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Pages:1-20
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size772 acres


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