Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1695886
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateCT
CountyFairfield
LocalityLake Kenosia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
HUC10 NameStill River-Housatonic River
HUC10 Number0110000508
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Still River
HUC12 Number011000050801
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month6
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
CommentsSubmitted to USGS by CT DEEP staff, Meghan Lally. Report initially submitted to CT DEEP by resident.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected500
Photo
Trapa natans


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/17/2024].

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