Specimen ID | 1524504 |
Group | Plants |
Genus | Potamogeton |
Species | crispus |
Common Name | curly-leaf pondweed |
State | ME |
County | York |
Locality | West Pond |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Saco River |
HUC8 Number | 01060002 |
HUC10 Name | Little Ossipee River |
HUC10 Number | 0106000210 |
HUC12 Name | Brown Brook |
HUC12 Number | 010600021005 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2003 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed waterfowl |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 30401 |
Author: | Schaffner, B. |
Date: | 2019 |
Title: | Maine DEP Invasive Aquatic Plant Map |
Publisher: | Maine Department of Environmental Protection |
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Comments | Discovery July 2003 (confirmed 6/2004): Floating fragments found by Dept. of Conservation (DOC) field biologists in 2003. Rooted plants confirmed by DEP and DOC in 2004. 2005: Plants are mostly scattered at low density but several dense patches were identified. Maine DEP Rapid Response deployed using hand removal. 2007: Currently removal is conducted by lake association volunteers using diver-assisted suction harvester. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | locale |
Verifier | Maine DEP |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |