Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID860846
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityConcord River, Concord
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameConcord River
HUC8 Number01070005
Map
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Collection Year1886
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27644
Author:Hummel, M., and E. Kiviat.
Date:2004
Title:Review of World Literature on Water Chestnut with Implications for Management in North America
Journal:Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
Volume:42
Pages:17-28
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27645
Author:Countryman, W.D.
Date:1978
Title:Nuisance Aquatic Plants in Lake Champlain
Publisher:New England River Basins Commission
Pages:102 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10113
Author:Burk, C.J., S.D. Lauermann, and A.L. Mesrobian
Date:1976
Title:The spread of several introduced or recently invading aquatics in western Massachusetts.
Journal:Rhodora
Volume:78
Pages:767-772
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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