Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata verticillata
(whorled hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID257524
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesverticillata
Common Namewhorled hydrilla
StateKY
CountyJohnson
LocalityPaintsville Lake Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Levisa
HUC8 Number05070203
HUC10 NamePaint Creek
HUC10 Number0507020304
HUC12 NameBarnetts Creek-Paint Creek
HUC12 Number050702030403
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month9
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17314
Author:Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Date:2008
Title:Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System.
Publisher:University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Commentsmoderate canopy cover - approx. 100 net acres infested over 1100 gross acres
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierChetta Owens - USACE Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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