Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID213682
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateMD
CountyCharles
LocalityPotomac River, from outlet of Mattawoman Creek to Mallows Bay
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Potomac
HUC8 Number02070011
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10100
Author:Baker, D.P.
Date:1991
Title:Virginia seeks funds to cut hydrilla: closed harbors seen if state ends effort.
Journal:Aquatic Plant News
Volume:36
Pages:6
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10650
Author:Steward, K.K., T.K. Van, V. Carter, and A.H. Pieterse
Date:1984
Title:Hydrilla invades Washington, D.C. and the Potomac.
Journal:American Journal of Botany
Volume:71
Issue:1
Pages:162-163
Reference 3
Ref. Number:5178
Author:Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Date:1990
Title:Potomac SAV News Bulletin.
Journal:Potomac SAV News Bulletin
Issue:Sum
Pages:4 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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