| Specimen ID | 167938 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Eichhornia |
| Species | crassipes |
| Common Name | common water-hyacinth |
| State | AR |
| County | Pulaski |
| Locality | Little Maumelle River, downstream from the Pinnacle Mountain State Park |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
| HUC8 Number | 11110207 |
| HUC10 Name | Maumelle River-Arkansas River |
| HUC10 Number | 1111020701 |
| HUC12 Name | Maumelle River-Arkansas River |
| HUC12 Number | 111102070107 |
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| Collection Day | 15 |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 2006 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium | escaped captivity pond |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 15840 |
| Author: | Marks, K. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Title: | Botanists aiming to root out hyacinth. |
| Publisher: | Northwest Arkansas' News Source, Northwest Arkansas |
| Volume: | 2006 |
| Issue: | September 14 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 28481 |
| Author: | Serviss, B.E., and J.H. Peck. |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Title: | New and noteworthy records of several non-native vascular plant species in Arkansas |
| Journal: | Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 637-641 |
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| Comments | Marks the first confirmation that water hyacinth exists in the wild in central Arkansas. The specimens and the GPS readings will be sent to the University of Arkansas Herbarium in Fayetteville. Associates: Hydrilla verticillata, Egeria densa, Marsilea quadrifolia, Myriophyllum spicatum |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Disposal | Arkansas Herbarium in Fayetteville |
| Verifier | Witsell, Theo-Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
