Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID168458
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountyMadison
LocalityEast Oneida Lake (Oneida & Madison Counties)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOneida
HUC8 Number04140202
HUC10 NameOneida Lake-Oneida River
HUC10 Number0414020208
HUC12 NameMead Creek-Frontal Oneida Lake
HUC12 Number041402020807
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed waterfowl | canal
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15839
Author:Coin, G.
Date:2006
Title:Water chestnut moves east.
Publisher:The Post Standard, Syracuse, NY.
Volume:2006
Issue:September 5
CommentsFound at both Oneida Lake Marina (on Route 31 in Lennox) and at Marion Manor Marina. T. natans has been present in western portions of the lake since 1999.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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