Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID234470
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateNC
CountyPender
LocalityRiverbend subdivision, off Hwy 53, swamp slough near Northeast Cape Fear River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNortheast Cape Fear
HUC8 Number03030007
HUC10 NameAngola Swamp-Northeast Cape Fear River
HUC10 Number0303000706
HUC12 NameLewis Creek-Northeast Cape Fear River
HUC12 Number030300070611
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month5
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsStatus: small plants believed to have overwintered at this site. Reproductive status: Vegetative. CollectorNumber: Stratford Kay s.n.
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberFLAS; NCSU
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/10/2024].

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