Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID228836
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateMD
CountyKent
LocalitySassafras River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameChester-Sassafras
HUC8 Number02060002
Map
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Collection Year1964
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10653
Author:Batuik, R., R. Orth, K. Moore, W. Dennison, J. Stevenson, L. Staver, V. Carger, N. Rybicki, R. Hickman, S. Kollar, S. Bieber, and P. Heasly.
Date:1992
Title:Chesapeake Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Habitat Requirements and Restoration Targets: A Techinical Synthesis.
Publisher:US Environmental Protection Agency
Pages:186 p.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10700
Author:Naylor, M.
Date:1999
Title:Water Chestnut Problem in the Bird and Sassafras Rivers.
Reference 3
Ref. Number:27644
Author:Hummel, M., and E. Kiviat.
Date:2004
Title:Review of World Literature on Water Chestnut with Implications for Management in North America
Journal:Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
Volume:42
Pages:17-28
Reference 4
Ref. Number:27645
Author:Countryman, W.D.
Date:1978
Title:Nuisance Aquatic Plants in Lake Champlain
Publisher:New England River Basins Commission
Pages:102 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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