Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID228435
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateVA
CountyFairfax
LocalityPotomac River; bay near Belle Haven, south of Alexandria
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
Map
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Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity research | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
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: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
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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