Specimen Information

Myosotis scorpioides
Myosotis scorpioides
(forget-me-not)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1693212
GroupPlants
GenusMyosotis
Speciesscorpioides
Common Nameforget-me-not
StateIL
CountyKankakee
LocalityKankakee Sands Area Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division of Illinois. Momence Wetland Land and Water Reserve, flood plain on the north side of the Kankakee River, about 7.5 mile east of Momence, Illinois. Illiana Heights 7.5 minute quadrangle. Elevation about 625 feet. UTM Zone 16, 449880mE, 4557300mN. Illiana Heights
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKankakee
HUC8 Number07120001
HUC10 NameSpring Creek-Kankakee River
HUC10 Number0712000114
HUC12 NameMirror Lake-Kankakee River
HUC12 Number071200011403
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month10
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27378
Author:Cranberg, C., and R. Keller
Date:2020
Title:Illinois Database of Aquatic Non-native Species
Publisher:School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28887
Author:Minnaert-Grote, J. (manager).
Date:2015
Title:Illinois Natural History Survey Herbarium (ILLS)
Publisher:Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Natural History Survey
Record TypeSpecimen
VerifierGreat Lakes Invasives Network
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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