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Pistia stratiotes
(water-lettuce)

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Plants
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID	239038
Group	Plants
Genus	Pistia
Species	stratiotes
Common Name	water-lettuce
State	KS
County	Leavenworth
Locality	Lansing City Lake
HUC8 Name	Independence-Sugar
HUC8 Number	10240011
Latitude	39.24417
Longitude	-94.88354
Lat-Long Source	reported
Lat-Long Accuracy	accurate
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Day	18
Month	7 (July)
Year	2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)	Actual
Contact	[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathway	planted ornamental
Alt Pathway	dispersed
Status	collected
Comments	Widespread over two shorelines; waiting to see if it over-winters.
Record Type	Personal communication
Earliest Record	state
Fresh/Marine Introduction	Freshwater

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