Specimen Information

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
(European frogbit)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1468909
GroupPlants
GenusHydrocharis
Speciesmorsus-ranae
Common NameEuropean frogbit
StateME
CountyKennebec
LocalityBog Brook cove, NE Cobbosseecontee Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Kennebec River
HUC8 Number01030003
HUC10 NameCobbosseecontee Stream
HUC10 Number0103000323
HUC12 NameCobbosseecontee Lake
HUC12 Number010300032305
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day10
Collection Month8
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31942
Author:Eichacker, C.
Date:2018
Title:European frogbit, an invasive water plant, discovered in Maine for first time
Publisher:Portland Press Herald
Commentspopulation extends upstream into Bog Brook
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierMaine DEP
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Year ClassFlower


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