Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1409843
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVT
CountyRutland
LocalityLess than one mile south of Benson Landing on Benson Ln., pond on east side of road
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameSouth Bay-Lake Champlain
HUC10 Number0430010801
HUC12 NameCharter Brook-Lake Champlain
HUC12 Number043001080104
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month8
Collection Year2004
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
CommentsEDDMapS report
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1-20 plants
Year ClassVegetative, Fruit


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