Specimen Information

Egeria densa
Egeria densa
(Brazilian waterweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229686
GroupPlants
GenusEgeria
Speciesdensa
Common NameBrazilian waterweed
StateMO
CountyPerry
LocalityBlue Spring Branch, The Narrows
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
HUC8 Number07140105
Map
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Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13278
Author:Padgett, D.J.
Date:2001
Title:Noteworthy Collections and Spread of Exotic Aquatics in Missouri.
Journal:Castanea
Volume:66
Issue:3
Pages:303-306
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10421
Author:Whitley, J.R., B. Bassett, J.G. Dillard, and R.A. Haefner.
Date:1990
Title:Water Plants for Missouri Ponds.
Publisher:Missouri Department of Conservation.
Pages:151 p.
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10724
Author:Yatskievych, G.
Date:1999
Title:Steyermark's Flora of Missouri, Vol 1.
Publisher:The Missouri Dept of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO in cooperation with the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St Louis, MO.
Pages:991
Commentstype intro = escaped aquaculture; earliest state record CollectorNumber: Redfearn 26628
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Museum Cat NumberSMS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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