Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
(whorled hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1410096
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesverticillata
Common Namewhorled hydrilla
StateTX
CountyHidalgo
LocalityWalker Lake, southeast side of La Joya city
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSouth Laguna Madre
HUC8 Number12110208
HUC10 Number1211020801
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30233
Author:de Leon, III, J.
Date:2017
Title:It's a plague
Publisher:Progess Times
CommentsWalker Lake is a holding reservoir for Irrigation District 6, and they pump water directly from the Rio Grande river. Boat ramps have been closed for several years prior. Hydrilla present 10 years ago in Walker Lake
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Hydrilla verticillata verticillata


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