Specimen Information

Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
(alligatorweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID270689
GroupPlants
GenusAlternanthera
Speciesphiloxeroides
Common Namealligatorweed
StateMS
CountyHarrison
LocalityWest side of Menge Ave in tributary
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMississippi Coastal
HUC8 Number03170009
HUC10 NameBack Bay of Biloxi-Biloxi Bay
HUC10 Number0317000906
HUC12 NameTurkey Creek Diversion Canals 1-3-Bayou Portage
HUC12 Number031700090603
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month5
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19381
Author:Madsen, J.D., G. Ervin, V. Maddox, & C. Abbott.
Date:2010
Title:Invasive Plant Atlas of the MidSouth.
Publisher:Mississippi State University.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMaddox, V.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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