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Najas minor
(brittle naiad)
Plants
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID237936
GroupPlants
GenusNajas
Speciesminor
Common Namebrittle naiad
StateSD
CountyUnion
LocalityMcCook Lake, NW of Sioux City
HUC8 NameLewis and Clark Lake
HUC8 Number10170101
Latitude42.5377726
Longitude-96.507253
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day15
Month10 (October)
Year2006
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayhitch hiker fishing, boating
Statusestablished
CommentsCurrently occupies 50-75 yards of the littoral zone with approx 40% coverage. Estimated to have been there since about 2003; chemical treatment planned for 2007.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierDr. Gary E. Larson - SD State University Herbarium
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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