Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID230899
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateDC
CountyDistrict of Columbia
Localityditches leading to marshy backwater area of the Anacostia River, from Kenilworth Gardens in Washington D.C.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
HUC8 Number02070010
HUC10 NameAnacostia River
HUC10 Number0207001002
HUC12 NameLower Anacostia River
HUC12 Number020700100204
Map
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Collection Year1982
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10650
Author:Steward, K.K., T.K. Van, V. Carter, and A.H. Pieterse
Date:1984
Title:Hydrilla invades Washington, D.C. and the Potomac.
Journal:American Journal of Botany
Volume:71
Issue:1
Pages:162-163
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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