Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1757707
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesbispinosa
Varietyiinumai
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityFarm pond, facility ID number 0494. 12655 Wiltonshire Drive, Clifton
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameBull Run
HUC10 Number0207001007
HUC12 NameLower Bull Run
HUC12 Number020700100705
Map
Collection Day27
Collection Month2
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsI did not actually see the plants but I saw a few old floating seedpods. I spoke to the property owner who told me that Trapa covers most of the pond surface, maybe 95 percent.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Year ClassFruit
Photo
Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/15/2026].

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