Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1469064
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateOH
CountyMedina
Localitypond at Wadsworth Rd
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlack-Rocky
HUC8 Number04110001
HUC10 NameWest Branch Rocky River
HUC10 Number0411000101
HUC12 NameHeadwaters West Branch Rocky River
HUC12 Number041100010103
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsOriginal observation by Jim Spetz of Medina County Park District. Hydrilla Strike Team at Cleveland Metroparks gained access to the site, with Spetz's permission, and took 17 sediment cores and surveyed for depth of the pond. A formal risk assessment was completed and management activities are slated for the immediate future.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
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Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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