Specimen Information

Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes
(common water-hyacinth)
Plants
Exotic
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
Animated Map
Impacts

Specimen ID1617595
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateSC
CountyDillon
LocalityDillon County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
Map
Collection Day16
Collection Month8
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33670
Author:Horn, C. (Director).
Date:2019
Title:Newberry College Herbarium (NBYC)
Publisher:Newberry College
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29277
Author:SERNEC Data Portal
Date:2019
Title:SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections
Publisher:Appalachian State University
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordcounty
DisposalNBYC
Museum Cat Number19346
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/19/2025].

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