| Specimen ID | 270067 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Hydrilla |
| Species | verticillata |
| Subspecies | peregrina |
| Common Name | wandering hydrilla |
| State | NY |
| County | Suffolk |
| Locality | Lake Ronkonkoma, the largest lake on Long Island. also featured in a Newsday Newspaper feature story. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Southern Long Island |
| HUC8 Number | 02030202 |
| HUC10 Name | Great South Bay-Fire Island Inlet |
| HUC10 Number | 0203020204 |
| HUC12 Name | Connetquot River |
| HUC12 Number | 020302020401 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 1 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 2009 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 19302 |
| Author: | Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society. |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Nor'Easter Newsletters. |
| Publisher: | Northeast Aquatic Plant Management Society. |
| Issue: | Fall |
| Pages: | 4 and 6 |
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| Comments | The feature of an article in a the Newsday newspaper led to an admission by a pond owner who thought she was planting Anacharis and improving the quality of the pond. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
