Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1633118
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateTX
CountyHarris
LocalityHerman Brown park - Herman Brown pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBuffalo-San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040104
HUC10 NameBuffalo Bayou-San Jacinto River
HUC10 Number1204010407
HUC12 NameHunting Bayou
HUC12 Number120401040701
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month11
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | escaped captivity
Statusestablished
CommentsNo precise count, but a LOT of it, floating and bunched up.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected500
Photo
Eichhornia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes


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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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