Specimen ID | 167953 |
Group | Plants |
Genus | Myriophyllum |
Species | spicatum |
Common Name | Eurasian watermilfoil |
State | NY |
County | Warren |
Locality | Lake George |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Champlain |
HUC8 Number | 04300108 |
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Collection Year | 2005 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | released aquarium |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 15841 |
Author: | Demuth, E. |
Date: | 2006 |
Title: | Alien invaders being fought in the Adirondacks. |
Publisher: | The Post Star, Glen Falls, New York |
Volume: | 2006 |
Issue: | June 20 |
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Comments | Of the 149 sites where watermilfoil has been lurking in Lake George, 115 were watermilfoil-free at the end of the 2005 season. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Specimen Impact | Reduces the abundance and diversity of native plants |