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   Hydrilla verticillata (aquatic plant)
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    Details of this species in Southern Florida
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Present/controlled
    Source: Mack and Lonsdale, 2002
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    Management Notes for this Location:
    Hydrilla verticillata has been controlled in canals with a combination of herbicides and grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). However, its decline has coincided with the increase of the equally invasive Hygrophila polysperma.
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    Last Modified: 30/12/2005 1:04:44 p.m.
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