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Trapa natans L.
water chestnut

       
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Photo of Trapa natans L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NY. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Trapa natans L.

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Synonyms:
Trapa natans L.

  TRBI6 Trapa bispinosa Roxb.  
  TRNAB Trapa natans L. var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino   singhara nut
  TRNAN Trapa natans L. var. natans   caltrop
 

Distribution:
Trapa natans L.

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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 natans L.

View 1 genera in Trapaceae, 2 species in Trapa
 

Classification:
Trapa natans 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
Species Trapa natans L. – water chestnut
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Trapa natans L.

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Alabama:
water chestnut              Class C noxious weed
Arizona:
water-chestnut              Prohibited noxious weed
Connecticut:
water chestnut              Invasive, banned
Florida:
Trapa
water chestnut              Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
Maine:
water chestnut              Invasive aquatic plant
Massachusetts:
water-chestnut              Prohibited
North Carolina:
Trapa
water-chestnut              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
European water chestnut              "A" designated weed
European water chestnut              Quarantine
South Carolina:
water chestnut              Invasive aquatic plant
water chestnut, waternut              Plant pest
Vermont:
water chestnut              Class B noxious weed
Washington:
water chestnut, bull nut              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Trapa natans L.

water chestnut
Trapa
water-chestnut

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above 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.
 

Introduced Information:
Trapa natans L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Trapa natans L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Trapa natans L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27170.

 

Related Web Sites:
Trapa natans L.

CT-Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets

Image from Hungary

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

MA-Massachusetts Non-Native Plant Introductions

MD-Department of Natural Resources

NH-Environmental Fact Sheet

NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20

SC-Aquatic Nuisance Species Program

VT-Aquatic Nuisance Species

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources: Aquatic Nuisance Species

 
 
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