Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1695563
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateTX
CountyHarris
LocalityHorsepen Bay, Armand Bayou
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Galveston Bay
HUC8 Number12040204
HUC10 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC10 Number1204020401
HUC12 NameClear Creek-Frontal Galveston Bay
HUC12 Number120402040100
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture | dispersed current
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:38014
Author:Burks, R.L., C.H. Kyle, and M.K. Trawick
Date:2010
Title:Pink eggs and snails: field oviposition patterns of an invasive snail, Pomacea insularum, indicate a preference for an invasive macrophyte
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:646
Issue:1
Pages:243-251
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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