Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1247800
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateMA
CountyWorcester
LocalityIndian Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlackstone River
HUC8 Number01090003
HUC10 NameUpper Blackstone River
HUC10 Number0109000301
HUC12 NameTatnuck Brook-Blackstone River
HUC12 Number010900030102
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month6
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28646
Author:ESS Group, Inc.
Date:2006
Title:Plant replacement pilot program, Indian Lake, Worcester, Massachusetts
Publisher:Indian Lake Watershed Association
Pages:40 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28647
Author:Cheston, C., A. Gribble, and E. Plante.
Date:2013
Title:Indian Lake plant survey
Publisher:Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Pages:90 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:28648
Author:Khibkin, M., D. Martel, and P. Jotikashira.
Date:2016
Title:A survey of macrophytes at Indian Lake and Little Indian Lake in Worcester, Massachusetts
Publisher:Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Pages:71 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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