Specimen Information

Ceratopteris thalictroides
(watersprite)
Plants
Native Transplant
Collection Info
Point Map
Species Profile
Animated Map
Impacts

Specimen ID1655473
GroupPlants
GenusCeratopteris
Speciesthalictroides
Common Namewatersprite
StateHI
CountyKauai
LocalityHanalei National Wildlife Refuge, water around taro patties
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameKauai
HUC8 Number20070000
Map
Collection Day11
Collection Month6
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity | released aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16075
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2019
Title:United States National Herbarium (US)
Publisher:Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution
Commentshttp://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a87b6cf-3ebb-4651-ae24-24e0ccc6514d
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalHerbarium
Museum Cat NumberUS 3204205
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/6/2025].

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