Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1655270
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateOH
CountyMedina
Localityprivate pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlack-Rocky
HUC8 Number04110001
HUC10 NameWest Branch Rocky River
HUC10 Number0411000101
HUC12 NameHeadwaters West Branch Rocky River
HUC12 Number041100010103
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month9
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsObservation submitted with private landowner permission. Dense hydrilla infestation, present for multiple years, treated with fluridone in September. May be a source population for downstream hydrilla populations - more surveys needed.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100000
Photo
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/20/2024].

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