Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
(whorled hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1653661
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesverticillata
Common Namewhorled hydrilla
StateTX
CountyMontgomery
LocalityCaney Creek Arm of Lake Conroe
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Fork San Jacinto
HUC8 Number12040101
HUC10 NameWest Fork San Jacinto River-Conroe Lake
HUC10 Number1204010102
HUC12 NameHostetter Creek-Conroe Lake
HUC12 Number120401010204
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | hitch hiker on waterfowl
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:34916
Author:TexasInvasives.org.
Date:2020
Title:Hydrilla is Back in Town
CommentsFirst occurrence of the species on Lake Conroe in ten years. Chemical treatment used and grass carp released to eradicate new occurrence.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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