Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1635486
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateGA
CountyGlynn
LocalityPool of water in thin woods about 1.2 mi NNE of Jekyll Point, the S tip of Jekyll Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCumberland-St. Simons
HUC8 Number03070203
HUC10 NameLower Satilla River-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0307020304
HUC12 NameSaint Andrew Sound-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030702030402
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month9
Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | hitch hiker
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10553
Author:University of Georgia
Date:2021
Title:University of Georgia Herbarium (GA)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
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
DisposalGA
Museum Cat Number18244
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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