Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID213893
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateLA
CountyTerrebonne
LocalityBlack Bayou, along rt. 90 west of Houma.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWest Central Louisiana Coastal
HUC8 Number08090302
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month10
Collection Year1946
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10123
Author:Lynch, J.J., J.E. King, T.K. Chamberlain, and A.L. Smith, Jr.
Date:1950
Title:Effects of aquatic weed infestations on the fish and wildlife of the Gulf states.
Publisher:US Dept of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Special Scientific Report No 39.
Pages:31-56
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMart.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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