Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1877421
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StatePA
CountyPike
LocalityFairview Lake, at private dock
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLackawaxen
HUC8 Number02040103
HUC10 NameLackawaxen River
HUC10 Number0204010306
HUC12 NameBlooming Grove Creek
HUC12 Number020401030602
Map
Collection Day25
Collection Month7
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
CommentsPublic report sent to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC). Observed at a private dock. No Hydrilla was present at the nearby PFBC boat ramp based on a 5/30/25 visual survey.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Photo
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [7/12/2025].

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