Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
(whorled hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229005
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesverticillata
Common Namewhorled hydrilla
StateGA
CountyJasper
LocalityPiedmont National Wildlife Refuge (Pond 11A)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Ocmulgee
HUC8 Number03070103
HUC10 NameRum Creek-Ocmulgee River
HUC10 Number0307010313
HUC12 NameUpper Falling Creek
HUC12 Number030701031301
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed waterfowl
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27961
Author:Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
Date:2011
Title:Hydrilla warning
CommentsDiscovered in 1997. Eradicated in 2011. Possible source of Lake Juliette infestation.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordcounty
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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