Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1651086
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateLA
CountyTerrebonne
Localitybetween Berwick Bay and Bayou Lafourche
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWest Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090302
Map
Collection Day12
Collection Month9
Collection Year1892
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28842
Author:University of Wisconsin - Madison
Date:2017
Title:Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS)
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
DisposalWIS
Museum Cat Number311343
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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