Specimen Information

Cabomba caroliniana
Cabomba caroliniana
(Carolina fanwort)
Plants
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1737162
GroupPlants
GenusCabomba
Speciescaroliniana
Common NameCarolina fanwort
StatePA
CountyButler
LocalityLake Arthur shoreline, Moraine State Park, near the Barkley Rd Access
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameConnoquenessing
HUC8 Number05030105
HUC10 NameSlippery Rock Creek
HUC10 Number0503010503
HUC12 NameLake Arthur-Muddy Creek
HUC12 Number050301050307
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day18
Collection Month9
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsThis is the first recorded observation of fanwort present at Moraine State Park. The Bureau of State Parks - Resource Management Division was on-site to conduct a hydrilla survey of the shoreline at the Barkley Road access point. While hydrilla was present, Angela Spagnoli also found evidence of a substantial fanwort infestation.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Number Collected1
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Cabomba caroliniana
Cabomba caroliniana


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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