Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID213341
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateLA
CountySt. John the Baptist
Localityroadside canal at LaPlace, LA
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Maurepas
HUC8 Number08070204
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10014
Author:Perfetti, P.B.
Date:1983
Title:Use of insects and pathogens for management of water hyacinth in Louisiana. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Control Research Program Information Exchange Bulletin A-83-1.
Publisher:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.
Pages:7 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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