| Specimen ID | 261657 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Myriophyllum |
| Species | heterophyllum |
| Common Name | variable-leaf watermilfoil |
| State | CT |
| County | Windham |
| Locality | Moosup Pond, near Moosup |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Quinebaug River |
| HUC8 Number | 01100001 |
| HUC10 Name | Moosup River |
| HUC10 Number | 0110000105 |
| HUC12 Name | Lower Moosup River |
| HUC12 Number | 011000010503 |
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| Collection Year | 2003 |
| Year Accuracy | Estimated |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18722 |
| Author: | Groves, E. |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Moosup Pond being treated for slimy, invasive weed. |
| Publisher: | The Bulletin |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 28798 |
| Author: | Penney, J. |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Title: | Plainfield spending $12K on herbicides to rid Moosup Pond of invasive weed |
| Publisher: | The Bulletin |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 19670 |
| Author: | Gibbons, J. |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Title: | The Connecticut Agricultural Extension Station Aquatic Plant Survey Program. |
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| Comments | First found 6 years ago; variable leaf milfoil now covering 40 of 97 acres. Herbicide treatment planned for 2009. Myriophyllum heterophyllum x laxum found in 2008 (CAES) |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | locale |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Size | 40 acres |
