Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1418698
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StatePA
CountyDauphin
LocalityArea bounded by Route 88, Beaver Creek, Devonshire Heights Road and Deaven Road, approximately 8 miles East of Harrisburg
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna-Swatara
HUC8 Number02050305
HUC10 NameLower Swatara Creek
HUC10 Number0205030509
HUC12 NameBeaver Creek
HUC12 Number020503050905
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month9
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28178
Author:The New York Botanical Garden
Date:2018
Title:William and Lynda Steere Herbarium (NY)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27725
Author:Consortium of Northeastern Herberia (CNH).
Date:2023
Title:Herbarium Specimen Data Sharing Portal for CNH
CommentsT. C. Plowman 13853
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNY
Museum Cat Number888237
VerifierC. B. Hellquist
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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