Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1446613
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateMI
CountyHoughton
LocalityPike Bay, Keweenaw Waterway [Portage Lake]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKeweenaw Peninsula
HUC8 Number04020103
HUC10 NamePortage Lake
HUC10 Number0402010303
HUC12 NamePortage Lake-Portage River
HUC12 Number040201030307
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month6
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31010
Author:Leguizamon, C.M.
Date:2017
Title:Associations between invasive Eurasian watermilfoil and littoral fish and invertebrate communities in the Keweenaw Waterway of Lake Superior
Publisher:Michigan Technological University
Pages:74 pp
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCarmen M. Leguizamon
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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