Specimen Information

Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
Hydrilla verticillata peregrina
(wandering hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID879785
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateCT
CountyTolland
LocalityCoventry Lake [Wangumbaug Lake], Coventry town
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameShetucket River
HUC8 Number01100002
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | released aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28039
Author:Anonymous
Date:2015
Title:DEEP reports hydrilla found in Coventry Lake
Publisher:Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
CommentsDiscovered in 2015. Survey conducted in autumn of 2015 (need ref).
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierDonald Les, Univ. of Connecticut
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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