Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID238398
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StatePR
CountyCanovanas
LocalityLa Virginia wetland restoration project, Torrecilla Alta
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 Number2101000504
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month3
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsVery abundant
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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