Specimen Information

Vallisneria americana
Vallisneria americana
(wild-celery)
Plants
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1651370
GroupPlants
GenusVallisneria
Speciesamericana
Common Namewild-celery
StateMT
CountyLake
LocalityFlathead Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlathead Lake
HUC8 Number17010208
HUC10 NameFlathead Lake
HUC10 Number1701020805
HUC12 NameFlathead Lake
HUC12 Number170102080501
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month9
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34507
Author:Kimball, S. (curator)
Date:2015
Title:University of Montana Herbarium (MONTU)
Publisher:University of Montana
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18815
Author:Olmstead, R., D.E. Giblin, and B. Legler.
Date:2013
Title:Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria
Publisher:University of Washington Herbarium
Volume:2009
CommentsWater depth 4 to 5 ft. and the temperature at the bottom 56 degrees F. About 20% coverage, growing with Potamogeton richardsonii, Butomus umbellatus, Myriophyllum sibericum and Chara sp. This plant was on both sides of the Kings Point Bridge.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalMONTU
Museum Cat Number165822
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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