Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229293
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie at Put-In-Bay Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year1952
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | shipping hull fouling
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10476
Author:Stuckey, R.L., and D.L. Moore
Date:1995
Title:Return and increase in abundance of aquatic flowering plants in Put-In-Bay Harbor, Lake Erie, Ohio.
Journal:Ohio Journal of Science
Volume:95
Issue:3
Pages:261-266
Reference 2
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Numberherb/F.T. Stone Labo
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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