Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID228833
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateCT
CountyNew London
LocalityMason Island, three miles from the Mystic site.
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLong Island Sound
HUC8 Number02030203
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10526
Author:Balcom, N.
Date:1997
Title:Hydrilla in CT Update.
Journal:Aquatic Exotic News
Publisher:Northeast Sea Grant Network.
Volume:4
Issue:1
Pages:4
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10633
Author:Aquatic Control Technology.
Date:1998
Title:Selective plant management achieved with Sonar herbicide. Exotic aquatic weed (Hydrilla) invades Connecticut pond.
Journal:The Watermark.
Publisher:Aquatic Control Technology
Volume:1998
Issue:April
Pages:3
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10666
Author:Les, D.H., L.J. Merhoff, M.A. Cleland, and J.D. Gabel
Date:1997
Title:Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) in Connecticut.
Journal:Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
Volume:35
Pages:10-14
Reference 4
Ref. Number:23182
Author:Madeira, P.T., C.C. Jacono, and T.K. Van
Date:2000
Title:Monitoring hydrilla using two RAPD procedures and the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.
Journal:Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
Volume:38
Issue:1
Pages:33-40
CommentsMonoecious; first state occurrence
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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