Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID894721
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateOH
CountyAthens
LocalityLake Snowden
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHocking
HUC8 Number05030204
HUC10 NameMargaret Creek-Hocking River
HUC10 Number0503020408
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Margaret Creek
HUC12 Number050302040802
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month10
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsDiscovered in 2015. Possibly from the Ohio River via boat traffic.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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