Specimen Information

Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
(Eurasian watermilfoil)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID887715
GroupPlants
GenusMyriophyllum
Speciesspicatum
Common NameEurasian watermilfoil
StateAR
CountyGarland
LocalityLake Hamilton
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOuachita Headwaters
HUC8 Number08040101
HUC10 NameLower Lake Hamilton
HUC10 Number0804010108
HUC12 NameHot Springs Creek-Lake Hamilton
HUC12 Number080401010804
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28131
Author:Wilde, S.B., R.S. Haynie, J.A. Herrin, M.W. Hook, J. Kupfer, and M.D. Netherland.
Date:2013
Title:Environmental factors influencing blooms of a neurotoxic Stigonematalan cyanobacterium responsible for avian vacuolar myelinopathy
Publisher:Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program
Pages:21 pp.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:28130
Author:Wilde, S., T.M. Murphy, C.P. Hope, S.K. Habrun, J. Kempton, A. Birrenkott, F. Wiley, W.W. Bowerman, and A.J. Lewitus.
Date:2005
Title:Avian vacuolar myelinopathy linked to exotic aquatic plants and a novel cyanobacterial species
Journal:Environmental Toxicology
Volume:20
Pages:348-353
CommentsAVM confirmed in 1996, but milfoil may have occurred earlier.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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