Specimen ID | 1651343 |
Group | Plants |
Genus | Trapa |
Species | bispinosa |
Variety | iinumai |
Common Name | water chestnut |
State | VA |
County | Fairfax |
Locality | Woodglen Lake Park [site code WGL-VA] |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan |
HUC8 Number | 02070010 |
HUC10 Name | Pohick Creek |
HUC10 Number | 0207001004 |
HUC12 Name | Pohick Creek |
HUC12 Number | 020700100401 |
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Collection Day | 3 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2020 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on waterfowl |
Status | unknown |
Comments | Initial year 2019. Patches of Water Chestnut are on both sides of the lake this year. Reporter notified Fairfax County Park Authority of this infestation last year, but the number of plants has more than doubled this year. Under management by Solitude Lake Management since 2020. 100% control in 2020. |
Record Type | NAS sighting report |
Verifier | Ian Pfingsten |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 100 |
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