Wednesday, November 13, 2024

The fearsome Water Chestnut

The water Chestnut, or Trapa natans, is a invasive species to the northeast that first touched ground in the US within the Charles Watershed. Below you can find some information I have gathered on this species that overwhelms and smothers ponds, lakes, and streams beneath thick carpets of floating leaves.

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