Specimen Information

Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton crispus
(curly-leaf pondweed)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID268917
GroupPlants
GenusPotamogeton
Speciescrispus
Common Namecurly-leaf pondweed
StateMN
CountyHennepin
LocalityLake Minnetonka
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTwin Cities
HUC8 Number07010206
HUC10 NameMinnehaha Creek
HUC10 Number0701020606
HUC12 NameUpper Lake Minnetonka
HUC12 Number070102060602
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month4
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:19116
Author:Groessel, P.
Date:2010
Title:Milfoil treatment expansion options exhausted.
Publisher:The Pioneer Sun Patriot.
Volume:2010
Issue:April 9,
CommentsEarliest record in the database was 1923. Curlyleaf still infests Lake Minnetonka.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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