Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID252740
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateCA
CountyMarin
LocalityBon Tempe Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTomales-Drake Bays
HUC8 Number18050005
HUC10 NameLagunitas Creek
HUC10 Number1805000501
HUC12 NameKent Lake-Lagunitas Creek
HUC12 Number180500050101
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month8
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17896
Author:Prado, M.
Date:2008
Title:Weed-eating weevils to prove their worth with invasive milfoil.
Publisher:Marin Independent Journal, Novato, California.
Volume:2008
Issue:June 15
Reference 2
Ref. Number:17898
Author:Anonymous
Date:2007
Title:Aquatic weed assessment for the Marin Municipal Water District’s seven reservoirs.
Publisher:Aquatic Environments, Inc, Concord, California.
Volume:2007
Issue:July 31
Pages:47 pp
CommentsSpread around entire margin of lake. Milfoil weevils discovered in Bon Tempe Lake and Lake Lagunitas in 2007 - first discovery in California; may have been introduced with EWM.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impactnoted as nuisance to anglers; likely altering carbon cycle.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/16/2024].

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