Specimen Information

Colocasia esculenta
(wild taro)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213502
GroupPlants
GenusColocasia
Speciesesculenta
Common Namewild taro
StateAL
CountyHouston
LocalityHouston County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameUnknown or N/A
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10551
Author:Davenport, L.J., and R.R. Haynes
Date:1981
Title:Aquatic and marsh plants of Alabama II. Arecidae.
Journal:Castanea
Volume:46
Pages:291-299
Commentsstatus: uncommon along streams and rivers in southern Alabama. CollectorNumber: UNA
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Numberherb/Univ of Alabama
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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