Specimen Information

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica
(water spinach)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID242873
GroupPlants
GenusIpomoea
Speciesaquatica
Common Namewater spinach
StateHI
CountyHonolulu
LocalityKawainui swamp/marsh near Kailua Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOahu
HUC8 Number20060000
HUC10 NameWindward Oahu
HUC10 Number2006000002
HUC12 NameMaunawili Stream
HUC12 Number200600000206
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month2
Collection Year1928
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted food | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17319
Author:Wagner, W.L., D.R. Herbst, and D.H. Lorence.
Date:2005
Title:Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website.
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution & National Tropical Botanical Garden.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Museum Cat NumberUSNM01454965
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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