Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1428097
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateWI
CountyFond du Lac
LocalityForest Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMilwaukee
HUC8 Number04040003
HUC10 NameUpper Milwaukee River
HUC10 Number0404000302
HUC12 NameEast Branch Milwaukee River
HUC12 Number040400030206
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month7
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30874
Author:Hoot, S. (director).
Date:2010
Title:University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Herbarium (UWM)
Publisher:University of Wisconsin
Reference 2
Ref. Number:30873
Author:Gerber, D.T.
Date:2000
Title:Floating-leafed and submersed aquatic macrophyte distribution and abundance, with emphasis on Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) in Forest Lake, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin
Journal:Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
Volume:88
Pages:57-66
Commentscollected in 2 m of water on northwest side of Forest Lake, mixed in with Nuphar.
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalUWM
Museum Cat Number12603
VerifierD.T. Gerber
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassVegetative
Photo
Myriophyllum spicatum


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