Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1872560
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateME
CountyLincoln
LocalityDavis Stream
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. George-Sheepscot
HUC8 Number01050003
HUC10 NameBoothbay Harbor-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0105000303
HUC12 NameDamariscotta Lake
HUC12 Number010500030302
Map
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43566
Author:Schaffner, B.
Date:2024
Title:Maine DEP Invasive Aquatic Plant Map
Publisher:Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Comments2014- 2021_ No hydrilla detected. DEP annual diver Survey and Midcoast Conservancy monthly surveys. Lifted Surface Use restriction. 2013- Just a few hydrilla plants found by DEP diver survey and Midcoast conservancy surveys. 2011 hydrilla discovered in the upper portion of Davis Stream. DEP rapid response surveyed, removed and placed barriers over areas of plant growth. Continued removal biweekly through the growing season. DEP and IF&W place a surface use restriction on Davis Stream to prevent spread of hydrilla and accommodate work. Eradicated as of 2018
Record TypeLiterature


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