Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228572
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateVT
CountyChittenden
LocalityLake Champlain
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
Map
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Collection Year1962
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10203
Author:Crow, G.E., and C.B. Hellquist.
Date:1983
Title:Aquatic vascular plants of New England: Part 6. Trapaceae, Haloragaceae, Hippuridaceae.
Publisher:New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, University of New Hampshire.
Pages:26 p.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:5165
Author:Crosson, H.
Date:1990
Title:Vermont Eurasian watermilfoil control program 1990.
Publisher:Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Waterbury, VT.
Pages:50 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10145
Author:Sheldon, S.P.
Date:1994
Title:Invasions and declines of submersed macrophytes in New England, with particular reference to Vermont lakes and herbivorous invertebrates in New England.
Journal:Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management
Volume:10
Issue:1
Pages:13-17
Reference 4
Ref. Number:28030
Author:Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. Water Management Division
Date:2011
Title:Eurasian Watermilfoil in Vermont
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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