Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228952
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateLA
CountyIberia
Localityeast of Avery Island, 8 km north of Vermilion Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameVermilion
HUC8 Number08080103
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10534
Author:Craft, B.R., and D. Kleinpeter.
Date:1989
Title:Vegetation and salininty changes following the installation of a fixed crest weir at Avery Island, LA.
Journal:U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. Biol.Rep.
Publisher:US Fishand Wildlife Service and Louisiana Dept of Natural Resources.
Volume:89
Issue:22
Pages:378
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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