Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1322533
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateKY
CountyBath
LocalityZilpo boat ramp, Cave Run Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLicking
HUC8 Number05100101
HUC10 NameBlackwater Creek-Licking River
HUC10 Number0510010105
HUC12 NameScott Creek-Licking River
HUC12 Number051001010509
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month9
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29135
Author:Baker, D.
Date:2016
Title:Hydrilla discovered at Cave Run Lake near Morehead
Publisher:Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Comments"The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is working with the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to craft a treatment plan for the lake."
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierKY DFW
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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