| Specimen ID | 1652506 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Pistia |
| Species | stratiotes |
| Common Name | water lettuce |
| State | PA |
| County | Lehigh |
| Locality | Canal Park, Allentown |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lehigh |
| HUC8 Number | 02040106 |
| HUC10 Name | Lower Lehigh River |
| HUC10 Number | 0204010608 |
| HUC12 Name | Lehigh River-Delaware River |
| HUC12 Number | 020401060813 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 20 |
| Collection Month | 9 |
| Collection Year | 2016 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | planted ornamental | escaped captivity pond |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 27462 |
| Author: | iMapInvasives. |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Title: | Pennsylvania iMapInvasives |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program |
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| Comments | Scattered colonies in the Lehigh Canal extending from about the Hill-to-hill bridge east past the New Street bridge to about the point where the Sand Island Trail meets the towpath (D&L Trail). Total distance about 1000 meters. Growing alongside water hyacinth in much of this area.
Link to blog post: https://amongthestatelytrees.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/new-invaders-in-the-lehigh-valley-or-just-summer-visitors/
iMapInvasives record: https://imapinvasives.natureserve.org/imap/services/page/Presence/935697.html |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Verifier | Steven P. Grund |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
