Specimen Information

Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1715800
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesbispinosa
Varietyiinumai
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityFairfax Government Center south pond [site code GCP3-VA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Catoctin
HUC8 Number02070008
HUC10 NameDifficult Run-Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207000810
HUC12 NameDifficult Run
HUC12 Number020700081004
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month11
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
CommentsIn the small pond next to the trail. Trapa covered about one third of the surface. The pond is roped off to prevent access. I could not get a photo or pull a plant. Trapa is still present at the other two ponds behind the Fairfax Government Center that were previously reported.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierRon Grimes
Number Collected20


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/4/2024].

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