Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID862507
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountyColumbia
LocalityMeizinger Lake, Hand Hollow Conservation Area
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Hudson
HUC8 Number02020006
HUC10 NameKinderhook Creek
HUC10 Number0202000606
HUC12 NameTackawasick Creek-Kinderhook Creek
HUC12 Number020200060604
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27673
Author:Gardner, R.
Date:2015
Title:Invasion of the water chestnuts
Publisher:The Wall Street Journal
Issue:06/24/2015
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Specimen Impact12 fruits/plant annually; 20 year seed viability


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