Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID259155
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 Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18218
Author:Oster, R., K. Frey, and P. Rister.
Date:2008
Title:Hydrilla observations in Kentucky.
Journal:Aquatic Plant News.
Publisher:The Aquatic Plant Management Society, Vicksburg, MS
Volume:2008
Issue:89
Pages:3-4
Commentsthroughout the lake, but has remained close to shoreline areas due to the deep water depth.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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