Specimen Information

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica
(water spinach)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID242902
GroupPlants
GenusIpomoea
Speciesaquatica
Common Namewater spinach
StateHI
CountyHawaii
Localityisland of Hawaii
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number20010000
HUC10 Number2001000011
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyPublication Year
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.
Commentsnoted on checklist as present on the islands of Midway, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii. However, no specimen record is available for the Island of Hawaii.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/20/2024].

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