Specimen Information

Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1428085
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesbispinosa
Varietyiinumai
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityMyrtle Leaf Pond [site code ML-VA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameBull Run
HUC10 Number0207001007
HUC12 NameLower Bull Run
HUC12 Number020700100705
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month9
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on waterfowl
Statusunknown
CommentsInitial year 2016. Healthy (>50% surface area of pond, plants thriving) in 2016. Under management since 2017. Treated with herbicide in 2020. 100% control in 2020.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierNancy Rybicki
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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