Specimen Information

Colocasia esculenta
(wild taro)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID230439
GroupPlants
GenusColocasia
Speciesesculenta
Common Namewild taro
StateTX
LocalityColorado River
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number12090300
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10588
Author:Akridge, R.E., and P.J. Fonteyn
Date:1981
Title:Naturalization of Colocasia esculenta (Araceae) in the San Marcos River, Texas.
Journal:Southwestern Naturalist
Volume:26
Issue:2
Pages:210-211
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Numberherb/Southwest Texas State
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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