Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID229839
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateMD
CountyHarford
LocalityConcord Point, Havre de Grace, area of Susquehanna Flats, underwater deltaic system of the Susquehanna River, head of the Chesapeake Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
HUC10 NameRomney Creek-Chesapeake Bay
HUC10 Number0206000302
HUC12 NameSwan Creek-Chesapeake Bay
HUC12 Number020600030201
Map
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Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10458
Author:Posey, M.H., C. Wigand, and J.C. Stevenson
Date:1993
Title:Effects of an introduced aquatic plant, Hydrilla verticillata, on Benthic Communities in the Upper Chesapeake Bay.
Journal:Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Volume:37
Pages:539-555
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish


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