Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1886817
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesbispinosa
Varietyiinumai
Common Namewater chestnut
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityPond at 7502 Thistledown Trail, Fairfax Station
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameOccoquan River-Potomac River
HUC10 Number0207001008
HUC12 NameOccoquan Reservoir-Occoquan River
HUC12 Number020700100802
Map
Collection Day24
Collection Month11
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2024
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
Comments50 percent of pond surface was covered with Two-horned Trapa. Initial year 2024. https://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/point.cfm?id=13437984
Record TypeNAS sighting report
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Photo
waterchestnut mixed with maple and oak leaves on the water surface
waterchestnut mixed with maple and oak leaves on the water surface
waterchestnut in hand


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/30/2026].

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