Specimen Information

Ludwigia grandiflora
Ludwigia grandiflora
(large-flower primrose-willow)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228896
GroupPlants
GenusLudwigia
Speciesgrandiflora
Common Namelarge-flower primrose-willow
StateKY
CountyLyon
LocalityLake Barkley, Cravens Bay, an embayment on the west side of the lake.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Cumberland
HUC8 Number05130205
HUC10 NameEddy Creek-Cumberland River
HUC10 Number0513020507
HUC12 NameMcNabb Creek-Cumberland River
HUC12 Number051302050707
Map
Collection Day14
Collection Month7
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10265
Author:Chester, E.W., and S.E. Holt
Date:1990
Title:The Uruguayian Water-Primrose (Ludwigia uruguayensis) in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Journal:Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
Volume:65
Issue:1
Pages:9-12
Commentsearliest collection, found growing in mud and shallow water. CollectorNumber: 88-147, Austin Peay State
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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