Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1651085
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateLA
CountyCalcasieu
LocalityLake Charles
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Calcasieu
HUC8 Number08080206
HUC10 NameCalcasieu River-Bayou D'Inde
HUC10 Number0808020603
HUC12 NameBayou Verdine-Calcasieu River
HUC12 Number080802060302
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month9
Collection Year1898
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28178
Author:The New York Botanical Garden
Date:2018
Title:William and Lynda Steere Herbarium (NY)
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
Comments[Georeferenced by NAS staff]
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNYBG
Museum Cat Number2376802
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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