Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID877612
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNJ
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityBrainerd Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaritan
HUC8 Number02030105
HUC10 NameMillstone River
HUC10 Number0203010503
HUC12 NameCranbury Brook
HUC12 Number020301050305
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27842
Author:Wells, N.M.
Date:2015
Title:Cranbury: invasive water chestnut species eludes capture
Publisher:TAPinto.net
CommentsDiscovered and eradicated in 2015. Plants spotted by aquatic herbicide applicators, but were removed or traveled downstream by the time a removal crew returned
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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