Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID237066
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateWI
CountyFlorence
LocalityEllwood Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMenominee
HUC8 Number04030108
HUC10 NamePine River
HUC10 Number0403010802
HUC12 NameHalls Creek-Pine River
HUC12 Number040301080209
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15977
Author:Anonymous
Date:2007
Title:Listing of Wisconsin Waters with Eurasian Water-Milfoil Infestations (current as of 01/012/2007).
Publisher:State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources.
Volume:2007
Issue:January 2
Pages:9 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:15978
Author:Anonymous
Date:2007
Title:Eurasian Water-Milfoil Infestations as of December 2006.
Publisher:State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Watershed Management.
Volume:2007
Issue:January
CommentsInfested with a hybrid of M. spicatum (Eurasian water-milfoil) and M. sibiricum (American water-milfoil), as determined by DNA analysis.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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