Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1409797
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateVT
CountyWindsor
LocalityOmpompanoosuc River, just west of RR tracks & east of Rte 5 and before convergence with the CT River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWaits River-Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080104
HUC10 NameOmpompanoosuc River
HUC10 Number0108010403
HUC12 NameOmpompanoosuc River
HUC12 Number010801040304
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month8
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29921
Author:Mehrhoff, L.J., J.A. Silander, Jr., S.A. Leicht, E.S. Mosher, and N.M. Tabak
Date:2003
Title:IPANE: Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Publisher:Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
Reference 2
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
Commentsplot site includes water & shore areas; EDDMapS report
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1-20 plants
Year ClassVegetative


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