Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID228437
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateVA
CountyPrince William
LocalityLower Potomac River, especially above Quantico
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Potomac
HUC8 Number02070011
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
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:10153
Author:Rybicki, N. B, R.T. Anderson, J.M. Shapiro, K.L. Johnson, and C.L. Schulman.
Date:1987
Title:Data on the distribution and abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation in the tidal Potamac River and Estuary, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, 1986.
Publisher:US Geologic Survey Open-File Report 87-575.
Pages:82 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish


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