Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1418734
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVT
CountyWindsor
LocalityNorth Springfield Lake, 98 reservoir rd, springfield
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlack River-Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080106
HUC10 NameBlack River
HUC10 Number0108010605
HUC12 NameBlack River
HUC12 Number010801060505
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month8
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsGenetic testing of leaf for DNA and fruit and flower for morphology. Site had been harvested by state(?). With Myriophyllum spicatum and Elodea sp.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierJason Farmsworth, COE, NE Region Office
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassFlower/Fruit


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/1/2024].

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