Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID879858
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateNY
CountyMonroe
LocalityTinker (Hansen) Nature Park pond (approximately 2-acre man-made pond; constructed ~5-10 years ago)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameIrondequoit-Ninemile
HUC8 Number04140101
HUC10 NameIrondequoit Creek-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC10 Number0414010107
HUC12 NameAllen Creek
HUC12 Number041401010703
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28067
Author:Orr, S.
Date:2015
Title:"Godzilla" of invasive plants found in Henrietta
Publisher:Democrat & Chronicle
CommentsDiscovered in 2015. Treated with grass carp and benthic mats
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Verifierhydrilla task force at Cayuga Lake
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Sizenot known; roughly 0.1 acres of the ~2-acre pond


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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