Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID894729
GroupPlants
GenusHydrilla
Speciesverticillata
Subspeciesperegrina
Common Namewandering hydrilla
StateOH
CountyCuyahoga
LocalityTerry Greathouse Wetlands, West Creek Reservation
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCuyahoga
HUC8 Number04110002
HUC10 NameBig Creek-Cuyahoga River
HUC10 Number0411000206
HUC12 NameTown of Cuyahoga Heights-Cuyahoga River
HUC12 Number041100020604
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on plants
Statusestablished
CommentsMay have been introduced at time of wetland restoration plantings around 2002. May be first report of Hydrilla for northern Ohio.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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