| Specimen ID | 1695767 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Trapa |
| Species | bispinosa |
| Variety | iinumai |
| Common Name | water chestnut |
| State | VA |
| County | Charlotte |
| Locality | private, 4 acre Creek View pond [site code CV-VA] |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Middle Roanoke |
| HUC8 Number | 03010102 |
| HUC10 Name | Roanoke Creek |
| HUC10 Number | 0301010205 |
| HUC12 Name | Wards Fork Creek |
| HUC12 Number | 030101020503 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 21 |
| Collection Month | 6 |
| Collection Year | 2022 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on waterfowl |
| Status | established |
| Comments | Initial year 2020. Percent coverage 15-20%. Most of the shoreline has coverage.
Landowner noticed it summer 2021 but it could have been there prior to that.
Owners did not know how it got into the pond.
Canada geese present on the pond.
Live samples sent to Dr. Rob Richardson and John Odenkirk.
Samples collected by Dan Michaelson on 6/21 and 6/23/22.
Advising owners to use chemical herbicide and triploid Grass Carp (for young, spring growth) for eradication. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Verifier | John Odenkirk, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
