Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID279633
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountySchenectady
LocalitySanders (Collins) Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMohawk
HUC8 Number02020004
HUC10 NameAlplaus Kill-Mohawk River
HUC10 Number0202000411
HUC12 NamePoentic Kill-Mohawk River
HUC12 Number020200041108
Map
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Collection Year1886
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayplanted wildlife habitat
Statusestablished
Reference 1
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
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18896
Author:Wibbe, J.H.
Date:1886
Title:Notes from Schenectady
Journal:Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
Volume:13
Issue:3
Pages:39
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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