Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1321146
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateMA
CountyBerkshire
LocalityLake Onota, near Pittsfield
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
Map
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Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28861
Author:ENSR Corporation, and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.
Date:2005
Title:Onota Lake invasive species management plan
Publisher:City of Pittsfield
Pages:60 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28863
Author:GeoSyntec Consultants.
Date:2003
Title:LOPA annual report: Appendix C - Lake Onota aquatic vegetation assessment
Publisher:Lake Onota Preservation Association
Pages:19 pp
CommentsDiscovered in 2002-2003 survey by Aquatic Control Technology (ACT) and GeoSyntec Consultants, respectively
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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