Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID256310
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateNY
CountyOrange
LocalityCreamery Pond (aka Swetlow's Pond), Sugar Loaf
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHudson-Wappinger
HUC8 Number02020008
HUC10 NameMoodna Creek
HUC10 Number0202000804
HUC12 NameBlack Meadow Creek
HUC12 Number020200080401
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month8
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18168
Author:King, M.
Date:2008
Title:Invasive water plant found in Sugar Loaf.
Publisher:Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY.
Volume:2008
Issue:October 4
Commentsplanned treatment likely to include fall and spring herbicide applications and stocking with grass carp (5 fish/vegetated acre)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierLangeland, Ken and Haller, Bill - Univ. of FL
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/10/2024].

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