Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID252908
GroupPlants
GenusEichhornia
Speciescrassipes
Common Namecommon water-hyacinth
StateCT
CountyFairfield
LocalityMamanasco Lake, Ridgefield
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
HUC10 NameCroton River
HUC10 Number0203010103
HUC12 NameTiticus River
HUC12 Number020301010301
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month8
Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17933
Author:Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
Date:2008
Title:CAES Individual Lake Results.
Publisher:The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Invasive Aquatic Plant Program.
Volume:2008
Issue:January 8
CommentsOnly a couple of plants of this species were found on the west side of the lake
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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