L48 (I), Can (I)PlantaeSpecies

Water Chestnut

Trapa natans

Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Order

Myrtales

Family

Lythraceae

Water Chestnut family

Genus

Trapa

Species

Trapa natans

Lifecycle & Ecology

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Forb/herb

EdibleYes

US Distribution

Found in 8 states

Present

Not Present

Distribution Details

Invasive

Yes

State Noxious Status

Al (Ccw), Az (Pnw), Ct (Ib), Ma (P), Me (Iap), Or (Adw, Q), Sc (Ilap, Pp), Vt (Cbw), Wa (Wawq)

Also Known As

Trapa manshuricaTrapa bicornis var. taiwanensisTrapa verbanensisTrapa quadrispinosaTrapa longicarpa f. falcataTrapa annosa f. pseudomuzzanensisTrapa spryginiiTrapa uralensisTrapa annosaTrapa alatyricaTrapa pseudorossicaTrapa sajanensisTrapa europaea var. macrocarpaTrapa natans var. borysthenicaTrapa laevisTrapa amurensis var. bispinosaTrapa longicarpa var. spatiosaTrapa macrorhizaTrapa metschoricaTrapa quadricornisTrapa fastigiataTrapa kazakorumTrapa brevicarpa f. effigiaTrapa brevicarpa var. delicataTrapa natans var. hamataTrapa europaea var. egregiaTrapa pectinataTrapa brevicarpaTrapa rossicaTrapa ucrainicaTrapa longicarpa subsp. perlongicornisTrapa taiwanensisTrapa caspicaTrapa saissanicaTrapa arcuataTrapa europaea var. clipeataTrapa rossica var. pseudorossicaTrapa colchicaTrapa longicarpa f. brevicolaTrapa maximowicziiTrapa pseudocolchicaTrapa maeoticaTrapa longicarpa f. concamerataTrapa kasachstanicaTrapa longicarpa f. amplicornisTrapa brevicarpa subsp. rubidaTrapa natans var. suroshensisTrapa septentrionalisTrapa europaeaTrapa longicarpa subvar. miniataTrapa borysthenicaTrapa annosa f. bicornisTrapa raciborskiiTrapa acicularisTrapa europaea var. vulgataTrapa conocarpa var. suecicaTrapa longicarpa var. loricataTrapa tranzscheliiTrapa hungaricaTrapa longicarpa var. contortulaTrapa longicarpaTrapa okensisTrapa sibirica var. altaicaTrapa jankoviciiTrapa longicarpa var. rubraTrapa mediaTrapa caucasicaTrapa longicarpa f. subcoronataTrapa sibiricaTrapa fleroviiTrapa longicarpa subsp. validaTrapa wolgensisTrapa amurensisTrapa pyramidalisTrapa conocarpa var. pyramidalisTrapa algeriensisTrapa turbinataTrapa brevicarpa subsp. calosaTrapa natans var. europaeaTrapa longicarpa var. mammeataTrapa grozdoviiTrapa komaroviiTrapa sibirica var. saissanicaTrapa longicornisTrapa longicarpa f. elataTrapa numidicaTrapa longicarpa f. perangusticornisTrapa maleeviiTrapa astrachanicaTrapa quadrispinosa var. yongxiuensisTrapa muzzanensisTrapa cruciataTrapa brevicarpa var. mirabilaTrapa astrachanica var. caspicaTrapa danubialisTrapa manshurica var. tranzscheliiTrapa carinthiacaTrapa araborumTrapa kashmirensisTrapa hyrcanaTrapa hankensisTrapa kozhevnikoviorumTrapa assamicaTrapa nedoluzhkoi

Data Sources

Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.

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