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Water Chestnut

Scientific Name

Trapa natans L. (ITIS)

Common Name

Water chestnut, water nut, water caltrop

Native To

Eurasia and Africa (Hummel and Kiviat 2004)

Date of U.S. Introduction
Means of Introduction
Impact

Forms dense mats that displace native species and interfere with recreational activities (Hummel and Kiviat 2004)

Water chestnut
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Water chestnut, flowers

Credit

Photo by Leslie J. Mehrhoff; University of Connecticut

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Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source.

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Federal Government
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