Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1670517
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateVA
CountyLoudoun
LocalityMount Pleasant Farm pond [site code MPF-VA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Catoctin
HUC8 Number02070008
HUC10 NameLower Goose Creek
HUC10 Number0207000807
HUC12 NameLittle River
HUC12 Number020700080701
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month11
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on waterfowl
Statusestablished
CommentsAssociated with Potamogeton sp. and Trapa bispinosa. The owner used Grass Carp to control the hydrilla.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierNancy Rybicki
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/11/2024].

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