Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1401616
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateAL
CountyLimestone
LocalityWheeler Lake at TRM 301.4R
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWheeler Lake
HUC8 Number06030002
HUC10 NameSwan Creek-Wheeler Lake
HUC10 Number0603000211
HUC12 NameBakers Creek-Tennessee River
HUC12 Number060300021102
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month9
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28843
Author:Wofford, B.E. (curator), Q.V. Ma (manager), and W.M. Dennis.
Date:2016
Title:University of Tennessee Herbarium (TENN)
Publisher:University of Tennessee
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27716
Author:Rybicki, N., J.D. Kirshtein, and M.A. Voytek.
Date:2013
Title:Molecular techniques to distinguish morphologically similar Hydrilla verticillata, Egeria densa, Elodea nuttallii, and Elodea canadensis
Journal:Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
Volume:51
Issue:2
Pages:94-102
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalHerbarium
Museum Cat NumberTENN14523, UNA00067461, UNA00067458
VerifierNancy Rybicki
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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