Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID862512
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateMA
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityPepperell Pond, impoundment along Nashua River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNashua River
HUC8 Number01070004
HUC10 NameNissitissit River-Nashua River
HUC10 Number0107000404
HUC12 NameUnkety Brook-Nashua River
HUC12 Number010700040402
Map
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Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27675
Author:Brooks, D.
Date:2013
Title:In Nashua River, the once-thriving invasive water chestnut is in retreat
Publisher:The Telegraph
Issue:7/17/2013
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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