Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1321730
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateCT
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityFloating Meadows, near the confluence of Coginchaug, Mattabesset, and Connecticut Rivers at Stones Cove
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed waterfowl
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28964
Author:The Jonah Center for Earth and Art
Date:2016
Title:Milestones
CommentsUnknown discovery date
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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