Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229549
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateOK
CountyWagoner
LocalityChouteau Wildlife Management Area (ODWC, 150m NW of footbridge; along old Verdigris riverbed.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Verdigris
HUC8 Number11070105
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month6
Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28854
Author:Moore, A.J. (curator), and A. Buthod.
Date:2016
Title:Robert Bebb Herbarium (OKL)
Publisher:University of Oklahoma
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28331
Author:SEINet Portal Network.
Date:2021
Title:Southwest Environmental Information Network
Publisher:Symbiota Software Project, Arizona State University
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10641
Author:Hoagland, B.W., and N.A. McCarty
Date:1998
Title:Noteworthy Collections: Oklahoma.
Journal:Castanea
Volume:63
Issue:2
Pages:194
Commentsearliest state record.habitat = emergent riparian wetland.Associated species = Ceratophyllum demersum, Potamogeton nodosus, Justicia americana. frequency: comprising 55% of plant cover at the site. type intro: suspected barge traffic. CollectorNumber: 9601
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalHerbarium
Museum Cat NumberOKL202970
VerifierB. W. Hoagland
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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