| Specimen ID | 263467 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Hydrilla |
| Species | verticillata |
| Subspecies | peregrina |
| Common Name | wandering hydrilla |
| State | ME |
| County | Lincoln |
| Locality | Cranberry Cove, Damariscotta Lake (near Jefferson) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | St. George-Sheepscot |
| HUC8 Number | 01050003 |
| HUC10 Name | Johns Bay-Boothbay Harbor |
| HUC10 Number | 0105000303 |
| HUC12 Name | Damariscotta Lake |
| HUC12 Number | 010500030302 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 23 |
| Collection Month | 9 |
| Collection Year | 2009 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium | dispersed waterfowl | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18858 |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Highly aggressive invasive plant found in Damariscotta Lake. |
| Publisher: | The Maine Public Broadcasting Network |
| Issue: | 24 September |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 18865 |
| Author: | Gregory, P. |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | State biologists confirm hydrilla infestation in Damariscotta Lake. |
| Publisher: | Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, ME. |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 18125 |
| Author: | Invasive Aquatic Species Program, Maine Department of Environmental Protection. |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Title: | Maine DEP 2015 Invasive Aquatic Plant Map |
| Publisher: | Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine. |
| Volume: | 2007 |
| Issue: | March |
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| Reference 4 |
| Ref. Number: | 30850 |
| Author: | Stevenson, A. |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Title: | No Hydrilla in Damariscotta Lake for the first time since 2009 |
| Publisher: | Boothbay Register |
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| Comments | Discovery 2009. Discovered by Invasive Plant Patroller confirmed by VLMP and DEP. 2011-2016: Maine DEP Midcoast Conservancy Survey Damariscotta lake and lagoon for hydrilla. Scattered plant is removed around the barriers in the lagoon. No plant found outside of lagoon. 2010: Damariscotta Lake Watershed Association mobilized volunteers. Not seen since 2016. Only second location in the state. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | locale |
| Verifier | Maine DEP |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
