Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID228638
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityDade County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameEverglades
HUC8 Number03090202
HUC10 Number0309020615
Map
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Collection Year1978
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10217
Author:Austin, D.F.
Date:1978
Title:Exotic plants and their effects in Southeastern Florida.
Journal:Environmental Conservation
Volume:5
Issue:1
Pages:25-34
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10240
Author:Aurand, D.
Date:1982
Title:Nuisance Aquatic Plants and Aquatic Plant Management Programs in the United States.
Publisher:The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA.
Volume:2, Southeast
Pages:359
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10225
Author:Wunderlin, R.P., B.F. Hansen, and E.L. Bridges.
Date:1995
Title:Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
Publisher:Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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