Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1397646
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNH
CountyCheshire
LocalityConnecticut River just west of old RR track which is just west of where Prospect St. intersects Rte 119 in Hinsdale, NH: across the river from Vernon, VT Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest River-Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080107
HUC10 NameVernon Dam-Connecticut River
HUC10 Number0108010705
HUC12 NameVernon Dam-Connecticut River
HUC12 Number010801070507
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
CommentsIn 2012 a single Trapa natans plant was found at a Connecticut River site in Hinsdale, NH. In 2013 a group of volunteers led by Laurie Callahan visited the site to do a more thorough survey and to remove T. natans plants that were found. They screened approx. 20-30 acres of surface water in the general vicinity and found T. natans growing in an area spread over +/- 5 acres and removed all plants found, which was 685 plants (approx. 22.5 gallons).; EDDMapS report
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDouglas Cygan
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size1 Acres


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

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