Quick Facts

• Scientific name: Hydrilla verticillata
• Origin: Southeast Asia
• Introduction: Early 1950s, aquarium trade
• Aquatic community: Submersed, surface mats
• Habitat: Inches to >30 feet deep
• Distribution: Statewide
• Management effort: Eradicate new infestations; Maintenance control of established plants
  
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