| Specimen ID | 257526 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Hydrilla |
| Species | verticillata |
| Subspecies | verticillata |
| Common Name | whorled hydrilla |
| State | KY |
| County | Knott |
| Locality | Carr Creek Lake |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | North Fork Kentucky |
| HUC8 Number | 05100201 |
| HUC10 Name | Carr Fork |
| HUC10 Number | 0510020102 |
| HUC12 Name | Irishman Creek-Carr Fork |
| HUC12 Number | 051002010203 |
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| Collection Day | 1 |
| Collection Month | 9 |
| Collection Year | 2008 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
| Status | established |
| 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. |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 27716 |
| Author: | Rybicki, N., J.D. Kirshtein, and M.A. Voytek. |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Title: | Molecular techniques to distinguish morphologically similar Hydrilla verticillata, Egeria densa, Elodea nuttallii, and Elodea canadensis |
| Journal: | Journal of Aquatic Plant Management |
| Volume: | 51 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 94-102 |
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| Comments | KY hydrilla assumed dioecious prior to 2008 introduction to Kentucky Reservoir. Scattered dense plants - approx. 50 net acres at 15 ft depth, infested over 700 gross acres |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Kevin Frey - district fisheries biologist |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
