Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID274622
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateIN
CountyKosciusko
LocalityInfests approximately 20 acres in Lake Wawasee in Kosciusko County
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month9
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27935
Author:Aquatic Weed Control.
Date:2015
Title:Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake aquatic vegetation management plan - 2014 update
Publisher:The Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation
Pages:69 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27931
Author:Edgell, R.
Date:2011
Title:DNR to treat four northeastern lakes for invasive plants this summer
Publisher:Indiana Department of Natural Resources
CommentsDiscovered in 2008. Herbicide treatment ongoing.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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