Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1446898
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesbispinosa
Varietyiinumai
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityFairfax Station, Daysailer Dr Pond [site code DD-VA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameOccoquan River-Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207001008
HUC12 NameOccoquan Reservoir-Occoquan River
HUC12 Number020700100802
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month10
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on waterfowl
Statusestablished
CommentsInitial year 2014. Needs verification to species. VA populations tend to be the unknown Trapa sp. Observer told VA extension agent, Nancy Berlin (nberlin@vt.edu). HOA said the population appeared four years ago [2013?].
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai


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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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