Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1335919
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityFiske Pond, Cochituate State Park, Natick
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameConcord River
HUC8 Number01070005
HUC10 NameSudbury River
HUC10 Number0107000501
HUC12 NameLake Cochituate-Sudbury River
HUC12 Number010700050103
Map
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Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased | dispersed waterfowl
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29405
Author:Castellani, J., and E. Walsh.
Date:2017
Title:A Success Story: Restoring Fiske Pond Through Mechanical Harvesting
Publisher:SOLitude Lake Management
CommentsSOLitude began harvesting, supplemented with hand-pulling efforts along the shoreline in 2008.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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