Specimen Information

Najas minor
Najas minor
(brittle waternymph)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1320991
GroupPlants
GenusNajas
Speciesminor
Common Namebrittle waternymph
StateNY
CountySaratoga
LocalityMouth of Mohawk River at Waterford
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMohawk
HUC8 Number02020004
HUC10 NameAlplaus Kill-Mohawk River
HUC10 Number0202000411
HUC12 NameShakers Creek-Mohawk River
HUC12 Number020200041110
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year1934
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16075
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2019
Title:United States National Herbarium (US)
Publisher:Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution
Reference 2
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10360
Author:Haynes, R.R.
Date:1979
Title:Revision of North and Central American Najas (Najadaceae).
Journal:SIDA, Contributions to Botany
Volume:8
Issue:1
Pages:34-56
Reference 4
Ref. Number:10741
Author:Les, D.H., and L.J. Mehrhoff.
Date:1999
Title:Introduction of nonindigenous aquatic vascular plants in southern New England: a historical perspective.
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:1
Issue:2-3
Pages:281-300
CommentsUS 1633614
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUS 1633614
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year Classvegetative


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