Specimen Information

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
(European frogbit)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID262130
GroupPlants
GenusHydrocharis
Speciesmorsus-ranae
Common NameEuropean frogbit
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityBay of Quinte
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18779
Author:U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).
Date:2008
Title:Predicting future introductions of nonindigenous species to the Great Lakes.
Publisher:Environmental Protection Agency.
Issue:EPA/600/R-08/066F
Pages:138 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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