Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID229262
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateCA
LocalityMerced River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Merced
HUC8 Number18040008
Map
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Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10319
Author:Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton.
Date:1995
Title:Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Journal:Report for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant
Publisher:A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant.
Pages:246 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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