Specimen Information

Egeria densa
Egeria densa
(Brazilian waterweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1658536
GroupPlants
GenusEgeria
Speciesdensa
Common NameBrazilian waterweed
CountryCanada
StateBC
LocalityGlen Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDungeness-Elwha
HUC8 Number17110020
HUC10 NameCanada
HUC10 Number1711002006
HUC12 NameCanada
HUC12 Number171100200605
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month9
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:36887
Author:University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Date:2021
Title:University of British Columbia Herbarium (UBC)
Publisher:Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria
CommentsForming large dense submerged colonies on the deep water side of the Brasenia zone, with Elodea canadensis and Ceratophyllum.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordlocale
DisposalHerbarium
Museum Cat NumberUBC-V213801
VerifierErin R. Manton, Univ. British Columbia
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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