Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1321272
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateMI
CountyGrand Traverse
LocalityLong Lake [~5 mi. SW of Traverse City, MI]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBetsie-Platte
HUC8 Number04060104
HUC10 NamePlatte River
HUC10 Number0406010402
HUC12 NameLong Lake-Platte River
HUC12 Number040601040201
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28903
Author:Great Lakes Environmental Center.
Date:2009
Title:Long Lake watershed management plan
Publisher:The Long Lake Watershed Partnership
Pages:433 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28902
Author:O'Brien, B.
Date:2001
Title:Debate over herbicide halts its use - Contractor hired to slow spread of milfoil plant in Long Lake backs out due to controversy
Publisher:Record-Eagle
CommentsFirst treated in 1997
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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