Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID234850
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateMD
CountyAnne Arundel
LocalityFresh Pond (Angel's Bog) along Rt. 177 near Lake Shore
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
HUC10 NamePatapsco River-Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000312
HUC12 NameStoney Creek-Patapsco River-Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020600031204
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month10
Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13440
Author:Sipple, W.
Date:2002
Title:Dr. William Sipple's journal excerpts from Maryland for Myriophyllum aquaticum and Eichhornia crassipes
Journal:private
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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