Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID279635
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountySteuben
LocalityKeuka Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number04140201
HUC10 NameKeuka Lake
HUC10 Number0414020107
HUC12 NameSouth Branch Keuka Lake
HUC12 Number041402010704
Map
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Collection Year1970
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaydispersed waterfowl | released aquarium
Statuseradicated
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
CommentsEradicated in 1970
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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