Specimen Information

Colocasia esculenta
(wild taro)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228786
GroupPlants
GenusColocasia
Speciesesculenta
Common Namewild taro
StateLA
CountyPlaquemines
LocalityBrant Pass Splay, South Brant Pass Splay and splay adjacent to Octave Pass.Sites located within a shallow pond, east side of Mississippi River Delta through Cubits Gap.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-New Orleans
HUC8 Number08090100
Map
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Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10517
Author:White, D.A.
Date:1993
Title:Vascular plant community development on mudflats in the Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana, USA.
Journal:Aquatic Botany
Volume:45
Pages:171-194
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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