Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1613674
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountyWestchester
LocalityTibbetts Brook Park, Yonkers, NY.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | released
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33484
Author:CBSNY Staff
Date:2019
Title:Invasive water chestnut plant choking the life out of once-thriving Westchester County lake
Publisher:CBS New York
CommentsEstablished since 1990s.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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