Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1418742
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateCT
CountyHartford
LocalityConnecticut River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameOutlet Connecticut River
HUC8 Number01080205
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month8
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Commentsleaf for DNA and fruit and flower for morphology.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierAlicea Charamut, CT River Steward
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassFlower/Fruit


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/17/2024].

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