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Trapa L.
water chestnut

       
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Trapa L.

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Distribution:
Trapa L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (DC, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT), CAN (QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Trapa L.

View 1 genera in Trapaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Trapa bicornis Osbeck. . Image Available.
Trapa bicornis
horn nut
Distribution of Trapa natans L.. . Image Available.
Trapa natans
water chestnut
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Trapa L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Trapaceae – Water Chestnut family
Genus Trapa L. – water chestnut
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Trapa L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Florida:
water chestnut              Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
North Carolina:
water-chestnut              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Trapa L.

water-chestnut

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Trapa L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27169.

 
 
Time Generated: 10/12/2008 12:58 AM MDT