Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1634590
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateCT
CountyFairfield
LocalityPequonnock River, Bridgeport
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSaugatuck
HUC8 Number01100006
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month9
Collection Year1893
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28167
Author:Les, D.H., and R.S. Capers.
Date:2012
Title:George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN)
Publisher:University of Connecticut
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27725
Author:Consortium of Northeastern Herberia (CNH).
Date:2023
Title:Herbarium Specimen Data Sharing Portal for CNH
CommentsCoordinates georeferenced by NAS staff
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalCONN
Museum Cat Number43432
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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