Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1655038
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateMD
CountyBaltimore
LocalityBird River, Essex, MD, US
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
HUC10 NameGunpowder River-Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000306
HUC12 NameSaltpeter Creek-Gunpowder River
HUC12 Number020600030602
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month7
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsiNaturalist observation ID: 53308111
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierUSGS NAS staff
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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