Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213791
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountySchenectady
LocalityCollins Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMohawk
HUC8 Number02020004
HUC10 NameAlplaus Kill-Mohawk River
HUC10 Number0202000411
HUC12 NamePoentic Kill-Mohawk River
HUC12 Number020200041108
Map
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Collection Year1884
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10111
Author:Madsen, J.D.
Date:1990
Title:Waterchestnut (Trapa natans L.) research in Watervliet Reservoir, 1989 report
Journal:(report from Rensselaer Freshwater Institute, Troy, NY)
Publisher:Rensselaer Freshwater Institute, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Pages:18 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10112
Author:Smith, R.H.
Date:1955
Title:Experimental control of Water Chestnut (Trapa natans) in New York State.
Journal:New York Fish and Game Journal
Volume:2
Issue:2
Pages:174-193
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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