Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1702655
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StatePA
CountyBeaver
LocalityBrady's Run Lake- head end of lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBeaver
HUC8 Number05030104
HUC10 NameBeaver River
HUC10 Number0503010401
HUC12 NameBrady Run
HUC12 Number050301040102
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month10
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
CommentsFound by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission staff during AIS surveys. Small patch not expected to survive the winter. Presumably dumped from a private pond pr water garden this summer.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Number Collected1
Photo
Eichhornia crassipes


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/4/2024].

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