Specimen Information

Najas minor
Najas minor
(brittle waternymph)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229579
GroupPlants
GenusNajas
Speciesminor
Common Namebrittle waternymph
StateMA
CountyBerkshire
LocalityLily Brook and Stockbridge Bowl, West Stockbridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Housatonic River
HUC10 Number0110000501
HUC12 NameKonkapot Brook-Housatonic River
HUC12 Number011000050107
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28889
Author:Hellquist, C.B.
Date:1977
Title:Observations of some uncommon vascular aquatic plants in New England
Journal:Rhodora
Volume:79
Pages:445-452
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10370
Author:Padgett, D.J., and G.E. Crow.
Date:1994
Title:A vegetation and floristic analysis of a created wetland in southeastern New Hampshire.
Journal:Rhodora
Volume:96
Pages:1-29
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10741
Author:Les, D.H., and L.J. Mehrhoff.
Date:1999
Title:Introduction of nonindigenous aquatic vascular plants in southern New England: a historical perspective.
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:1
Issue:2-3
Pages:281-300
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalBoston State College
Museum Cat NumberBOSC
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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