Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1873924
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateSC
CountyHorry
LocalityOld Mill Lake, Waccamaw River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWaccamaw
HUC8 Number03040206
HUC10 NameSocastee Swamp-Waccamaw River
HUC10 Number0304020609
HUC12 NameMills Pond-Waccamaw River
HUC12 Number030402060907
Map
Collection Month5
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:45513
Author:Murphy, J.W., and J.L. Guentzel
Date:2023
Title:Total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) from a South Carolina coastal plain river
Journal:Aquatic Botany
Volume:184
Pages:103597
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [7/10/2025].

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