| Specimen ID | 1613759 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Nelumbo |
| Species | nucifera |
| Common Name | sacred lotus |
| State | RI |
| County | Providence |
| Locality | Meshanticut Pond, Meshanticut State Park |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Narragansett |
| HUC8 Number | 01090004 |
| HUC10 Name | Pawtuxet River |
| HUC10 Number | 0109000406 |
| HUC12 Name | Pawtuxet River |
| HUC12 Number | 010900040609 |
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| Collection Year | 2018 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity | planted ornamental |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 33539 |
| Author: | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | DEM Recruiting Volunteers To Harvest Invasive Lotus Plant Pods From Meshanticut Pond In Cranston |
| Publisher: | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 33540 |
| Author: | ecoRI News staff. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | Fast-Spreading Lotus Takes Over Cranston Lake |
| Publisher: | ecoRI News |
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| Comments | First documented in Meshanticut Pond in 2018, the lotus patch is believed to have been growing for about five years. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Verifier | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Size | 1.25 acres |
