Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1633049
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateNY
CountyNiagara
Locality[Erie Canal near West Canal Marina Park]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNiagara River
HUC8 Number04270101
HUC10 NameLower Tonawanda Creek
HUC10 Number0427010105
HUC12 NameBear Ridge-Tonawanda Creek
HUC12 Number042701010505
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month7
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27712
Author:iMapInvasives.
Date:2019
Title:New York iMapInvasives
Publisher:New York Natural Heritage Program
CommentsNew York iMapInvasives record 1021326. Army core of engineers is coming in next week to clear it out of the Tonwawanda creek/erie canal where it was found.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierColleen Lutz
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size10 sq. ft


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/11/2024].

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