Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID238336
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StatePR
CountySan Juan
LocalityRio Piedras
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 Number2101000505
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month12
Collection Year1913
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16075
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2019
Title:United States National Herbarium (US)
Publisher:Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution
CommentsNMNH specimen
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Museum Cat NumberUS 693962
VerifierBock, J. H.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classflowering


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