Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae)

Hydrilla verticillata
(Hydrocharitaceae)
Florida elodea, Indian stargrass, hydrilla, water thyme, water weed

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Species description or overview	Taxonomy & nomenclature	Impacts	Control methods	Images	Distribution
Cited as invasive	Cited as invasive (on a list)	Books	Full-text articles	Experts	Other resources

Hydrilla verticillata is native to warmer regions of the Old World.

Species description or overview

Hydrilla verticillata information from PIER
Information on Hydrilla verticillata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Hydrilla verticillata description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Hydrilla verticillata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Hydrilla verticillata
Nomenclatural information about Hydrilla verticillata is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Hydrilla verticillata
Nomenclatural information about Hydrilla verticillata is provided by ITIS.

Impacts

Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Hydrilla verticillata as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Hydrilla verticillata impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Hydrilla verticillata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Hydrilla verticillata management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Hydrilla verticillata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Hydrilla verticillata description and images
Hydrilla verticillata description, images, links, and herbarium specimen are provided by the University of Florida Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants.

Hydrilla line drawing
This Marine Biochemist page contains line drawings and short descriptions for Hydrilla verticillata, Elodea canadensis, and Egeria densa.

Hydrilla verticillata images from PIER
Images of Hydrilla verticillata provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000)

The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Hydrilla verticillata worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Hydrilla verticillata is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Cited as invasive

Hawaii State DLNR/DOFAW cites Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae) as a weedy species used in horticulture
Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is on Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants list from the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.

Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.

Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

Invasive plants of California's wildlands
Bossard, Carla C., John M. Randall, and Marc C. Hoshovsky (eds.) . 2000. Invasive plants of California's wildlands. University of California Press. 360 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-520-22547-3.

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

Experts

Hydrilla verticillata contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Hydrilla verticillata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Other resources

Hydrilla verticillata references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Hydrilla verticillata as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

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