Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1653662
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVT
CountyChittenden
LocalitySand Bar State Park
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameLake Champlain Direct-Northeast Arm
HUC10 Number0430010812
HUC12 NameSt Albans Bay-Lake Champlain
HUC12 Number043001081204
Map
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Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsIn 2019, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Lake Champlain Basin Program hand pulled 35 plants. In 2020, Lake Champlain Basin Program Staff took the lead and harvested only 8 plants.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierVermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected43


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