Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1693365
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateIL
CountyDuPage
LocalityWoodridge, Ca. 0.4-0.5 mi. e of Illinois Rt. 53 near the Creekside Park bike path bridge over Prentice Creek.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
HUC10 NameDu Page River
HUC10 Number0712000408
HUC12 NameEast Branch Du Page River
HUC12 Number071200040804
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month9
Collection Year2000
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:18446
Author:Morton Arboretum
Date:2017
Title:Morton Arboretum Herbarium (MOR)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Volume:2009
CommentsA small group of 10-20 individual plants. None of the plants were at this site the previous day. They were probably improperlly discarded from a nearby cultivated source.
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat Number0072180MOR
VerifierGreat Lakes Invasives Network
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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