Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID213681
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateVA
CountyFairfax/Prince W
LocalityPotomac River, from Alexandria to Gunston Cove, including Dogue Creek.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10100
Author:Baker, D.P.
Date:1991
Title:Virginia seeks funds to cut hydrilla: closed harbors seen if state ends effort.
Journal:Aquatic Plant News
Volume:36
Pages:6
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10650
Author:Steward, K.K., T.K. Van, V. Carter, and A.H. Pieterse
Date:1984
Title:Hydrilla invades Washington, D.C. and the Potomac.
Journal:American Journal of Botany
Volume:71
Issue:1
Pages:162-163
Reference 3
Ref. Number:5178
Author:Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Date:1990
Title:Potomac SAV News Bulletin.
Journal:Potomac SAV News Bulletin
Issue:Sum
Pages:4 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordcounty
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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