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Species Observation #18319
Eichhornia crassipes - Common water hyacinth
| Species Data | Collection Data | Validation |
USDA Code: EICR Patch Type: Linear Abundance: Common Disturbance: None |
Collector: David Blumentritt Satellite: Voyager Date: 2013-11-08 Time: 5.0 minutes Location Error: f |
Validated: Yes Date: 2020-08-03 By: HFL |
Collection Notes: Anchored in the bank behind my office on North Shore of Clear Lake. Address is 2400 Space Park DR, but floating clusters are all over the lake.
[Misidentified as Anchored Water Hyacinth. - Ian Pfingsten, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program. Corrected 8-3-2020]
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