Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1877975
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesbispinosa
Varietyiinumai
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityFairfax Government Center upstream pond [site code GCP1-VA]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Catoctin
HUC8 Number02070008
HUC10 NameDifficult Run-Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207000810
HUC12 NameDifficult Run
HUC12 Number020700081004
Map
Collection Day15
Collection Month6
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
CommentsPond was dredged in 2024. Regular annual year-round treatments began winter 2025. Pond now under regular management contract with Solitude Lake Management services. Treated with herbicide by Solitude Lake Management, LLC on 6/15/2025.
Record TypePersonal communication
VerifierErin Cimbal, Fairfax County Stormwater
Number Collected10
Size<5%


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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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