Specimen ID | 877967 |
Group | Plants |
Genus | Pistia |
Species | stratiotes |
Common Name | water lettuce |
State | WI |
County | La Crosse |
Locality | Vietnam Veteran's [La Crosse] Pond in Chad Erickson Memorial Park |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | La Crosse-Pine |
HUC8 Number | 07040006 |
HUC10 Name | Pine Creek-Mississippi River |
HUC10 Number | 0704000605 |
HUC12 Name | City of La Crosse-Mississippi River |
HUC12 Number | 070400060502 |
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Collection Day | 11 |
Collection Month | 9 |
Collection Year | 2015 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | planted ornamental | released |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 27923 |
Author: | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WI DNR) |
Date: | 2016 |
Title: | Aquatic invasive species by waterbody |
Publisher: | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 27970 |
Author: | Roe, G. |
Date: | 2015 |
Title: | New invasive species found in La Crosse pond |
Publisher: | News 19 WXOW.com |
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Comments | Discovered in 2015. Manual removal in Sept. 2015. Water Hyacinth and Water Lettuce were found throughout the pond. WI DNR occurrence |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | drainage |
Verifier | WI DNR |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Size | Widespread, covering most shallow areas of lake |