Specimen Information

Trapa natans
Trapa natans
(water chestnut)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID877634
GroupPlants
GenusTrapa
Speciesnatans
Common Namewater chestnut
StateNY
CountyMonroe
LocalityGenesee River, near retired Spirit of Rochester boat cruise
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Genesee
HUC8 Number04130003
HUC10 NameGenesee River
HUC10 Number0413000307
HUC12 NameGenesee River
HUC12 Number041300030704
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27875
Author:Lower Great Lakes Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office
Date:2015
Title:From the field
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27876
Author:Smith, B.
Date:2015
Title:Invasive weed discovered in Genesee River
Publisher:WXXI News
CommentsDiscovered in 2015. Hand pulling done in August 2015
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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