Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID279630
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateMI
CountyWashtenaw
LocalityWhitmore Lake, ~7 mi N of Ann Arbor, on the Washtenaw \Livingston counties border
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron
HUC8 Number04100013
HUC10 NamePortage River-Huron River
HUC10 Number0410001303
HUC12 NameWhitmore Lake
HUC12 Number041000130301
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Reference 2
Ref. Number:23861
Author:Coffey, B.T., and C.D. McNabb.
Date:1974
Title:Eurasian watermilfoil in Michigan
Journal:The Michigan Botanist
Volume:13
Pages:159-165
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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