Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213515
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateDC
CountyDistrict of Columbia
LocalityPotomac River, freshwater tidal zone.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
Map
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Collection Year1923
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statuseradicated
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
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
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
CommentsEradicated in 1950.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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