Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID860810
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateNC
CountyGaston
LocalityLake Wylie
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Catawba
HUC8 Number03050102
HUC10 NameLower South Fork Catawba River
HUC10 Number0305010206
HUC12 NameDuharts Creek-South Fork Catawba River
HUC12 Number030501020605
Map
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Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27566
Author:Manuel, K.L., J.P. Kirk, D.H. Barwick, and T.W. Bowen.
Date:2013
Title:Hydrilla management in Piedmont reservoirs using herbicides and triploid Grass Carp: A case study.
Journal:North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Volume:33
Issue:3
Pages:488-492
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29615
Author:Marks, J.
Date:2017
Title:How they do it — hint: carp — is a sight. But it’s curbing hydrilla on Lake Wylie
Publisher:The Herald
CommentsSterile grass carp added in 2009 (1,800) and 2017 (576).
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size100 acres


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