Resources
- Fact Sheet - Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Representative Images
0002120 water-chestnut Trapa natans Feature(s) Alfred Cofrancesco |
2308042 water-chestnut Trapa natans Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
2308043 water-chestnut Trapa natans Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5274095 water-chestnut Trapa natans Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5274097 water-chestnut Trapa natans Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5274098 water-chestnut Trapa natans Fruit(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
5309016 water-chestnut Trapa natans Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
5309017 water-chestnut Trapa natans Fruit(s) Steve Hurst |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maine Noxious Weeds
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- National Wildlife Refuge Association, Silent Invasion: A Call to Action from the National Wildlife Refuge Association, 2002. Washington DC. 17 pp.
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Aquatic Species
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Myrtales |
| Family: Trapaceae |
| Genus: Trapa |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
water chestnut, water nut
| Common Name Reference: | Weed Science Society of America Common Names List |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |

