Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1886512
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateNY
CountySuffolk
LocalityGreat Pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorthern Long Island
HUC8 Number02030201
HUC10 NameFishers Island Sound-Long Island Sound
HUC10 Number0203020104
HUC12 NameMattituck Creek-Frontal Long Island Sound
HUC12 Number020302010402
Map
Collection Day11
Collection Month9
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:iNaturalist
Date:2024
Title:
Commentshttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/313354798 present at least since 2024 based on photo here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246986107
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierIan Pfingsten


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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