| Specimen ID | 213515 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Trapa |
| Species | natans |
| Common Name | water chestnut |
| State | DC |
| County | District of Columbia |
| Locality | Potomac River, freshwater tidal zone. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan |
| HUC8 Number | 02070010 |
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| Collection Year | 1923 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | unknown |
| Status | eradicated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10138 |
| Author: | Carter, V., and N.B. Rybicki |
| Date: | 1994 |
| Title: | Invasions and declines of submersed macrophytes in the tidal Potomac River and Estuary, the Currituck Sound-Back Bay system, and the Pamlico River Estuary. |
| Journal: | Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 39-48 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 10148 |
| Author: | Gwathmey, J.H. |
| Date: | 1945 |
| Title: | Potomac River cleared of floating islands. |
| Journal: | Maryland Conservationist |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 21-23 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 27941 |
| Author: | Kolessar, M.A. |
| Date: | 1967 |
| Title: | Aquatic plants in Maryland-a growing menace |
| Journal: | Journal of the Waterways and Harbors Division |
| Volume: | 93 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 1-8 |
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| Comments | Eradicated in 1950. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
