{"assessment":{"band":"Not native","fit_score":null,"native_basis":"not_native","rarity_adjustment":null,"rarity_policy":"Conservation status is displayed separately and never changes ecological scores, including when unranked.","reason":"Reported non-native to South Carolina.","reference":"NC native reference cohort, method 0.6.4; not a South Carolina percentile","score":null,"scoring_inputs":{"harm_penalty":0,"invasive":false,"invasive_rank":null,"native":false,"state_rank":""},"status":"not_native","version":"shared-0.6.5"},"condition_evidence":{"light":{"broad_range_note":{"review_status":"source_recorded","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","text":"Selected source categories span deep shade to full sun; broad tolerance is source-recorded, not independently verified."},"evidence_id":"fact:ee72b32f06e37d66674c06056618b8c320190c6a476bdb2b571c7d9c96741b3e","levels":[0,1,2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[0,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:9c75487a52b62e0af6448363a77e57ecafe013a692e05576c2d63ae49e6ced39","levels":[4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[4,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"evidence":{"fit_score":null,"growth_habit":["Forb/herb"],"invasive_status":{"status":"unresolved"},"native_status":{"status":"not_native"},"occurrence":{"county_fips":["45015","45017","45027","45043","45073","45085","45087"],"meaning":"Recorded occurrence; not a county native-range assertion"},"quercus_score":null,"regional":{"county_fips":["45015","45017","45027","45043","45073","45085","45087"],"growth_habit":"forb","growth_habit_source":"tnky_atlas","invasive":null,"invasive_evidence":[],"invasive_rank":null,"native":false,"native_evidence":[{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3363"},{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:I","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"}],"native_status":"not_native","source_ids":["sernec:1877"],"source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","source_refs":["SC-checklist-4.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=4&clid=3141&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":null},"source_refs":["SC-checklist-4.html","sernec_county"],"source_url":"https://sernecportal.org/portal/checklists/checklist.php?pagenumber=4&clid=3141&dynclid=0&pid=84&searchsynonyms=1","state_rank":{"value":null}},"fit_inputs":{"light":[0,4],"moisture":[4,4],"ph":null},"fit_provenance":{"light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox"},"fit_record":{"band":"Not native","condition_evidence":{"light":{"broad_range_note":{"review_status":"source_recorded","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","text":"Selected source categories span deep shade to full sun; broad tolerance is source-recorded, not independently verified."},"evidence_id":"fact:ee72b32f06e37d66674c06056618b8c320190c6a476bdb2b571c7d9c96741b3e","levels":[0,1,2,3,4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[0,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_light_categories_preserved_without_hour_conversion","source_field":"light","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"},"moisture":{"evidence_id":"fact:9c75487a52b62e0af6448363a77e57ecafe013a692e05576c2d63ae49e6ced39","levels":[4],"policy":"selected-condition-categories-1","range":[4,4],"scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"semantics":"source_drainage_or_moisture_categories_preserved","source_field":"moisture_categories","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"mapped_selected_fact"}},"county_fips":["13253","21221","45015","45017","45027","45043","45073","45085","45087","47001","47005","47035","47065","47071","47079","47083","47085","47093","47115","47123","47139","47143","47161"],"fit_inputs":{"light":[0,4],"moisture":[4,4],"ph":null},"fit_note":"Shared sunlight, moisture and pH calculation; county geography is an additional layer. Missing source traits remain unknown.","fit_provenance":{"light":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","moisture":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"invasive_rank":false,"native_eligible":false,"quercus_score":null,"state":"SC"},"garden_suitability":{"default_excluded":false,"flags":[],"review_status":"not_assessed"},"growing_observations":{"ncsu_sitemap":{"matched_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","retrieved":"2026-10-04T02:36:48.951616+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Source-reported species characteristics; not a location-specific estimate.","source_label":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","source_sha256":"2a88e375e1b1119031aceadd8006deeaee6ed06450dd541468601fd5315e0c44","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","trait_evidence":[{"expected_source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","field":"hardiness_zones","original_field":"hardiness","record_id":"trait:0ca7933c68dd95afe644303602e454330b0014e2cd7bcfcc486445bf718e49b6","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:36:48.951616+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","source_sha256":"2a88e375e1b1119031aceadd8006deeaee6ed06450dd541468601fd5315e0c44","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:73a3a5b1-6c51-5a29-9b27-4badae55d8b4","value":["5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b"]},{"expected_source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","field":"life_cycle","original_field":"life_cycle","record_id":"trait:470f486ce0524f8f72f1d531c99a809dae065cb5aedbd87d6cff4c5fe159d9e7","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:36:48.951616+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","source_sha256":"2a88e375e1b1119031aceadd8006deeaee6ed06450dd541468601fd5315e0c44","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:73a3a5b1-6c51-5a29-9b27-4badae55d8b4","value":["Perennial"]},{"expected_source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","field":"light","original_field":"light","record_id":"trait:7ecb5de124c2d4f76e771d63f029c39c101491e0cc74e3eecffe8d5c0ae92a11","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:36:48.951616+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","source_sha256":"2a88e375e1b1119031aceadd8006deeaee6ed06450dd541468601fd5315e0c44","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:73a3a5b1-6c51-5a29-9b27-4badae55d8b4","value":["Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)","Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)","Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"]},{"expected_source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","field":"moisture_categories","original_field":"soil_moisture","record_id":"trait:ebd80a584740de5b29d2d8b8db8bb320273cab8bd81addef87c935f836fdedbf","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T02:36:48.951616+00:00","scope":{"kind":"unspecified"},"scope_note":"Species profile; distribution and native-status discovery filters do not establish local growing or bloom timing.","source":"ncsu","source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","source_sha256":"2a88e375e1b1119031aceadd8006deeaee6ed06450dd541468601fd5315e0c44","source_url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrilla-verticillata/","status":"eligible_fact","taxon_id":"taxon:73a3a5b1-6c51-5a29-9b27-4badae55d8b4","value":["Frequent Standing Water"]}],"values":{"hardiness_zones":["5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b"],"life_cycle":["Perennial"],"light":["Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)","Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)","Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)","Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)"],"moisture_categories":["Frequent Standing Water"]}}},"light_range":["deep shade","full sun"],"light_source":"NC Extension Plant Toolbox","native_synthesis":{"claims":[{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","scope":"TN-KY","source":"tnky_atlas","url":"https://tennessee-kentucky.plantatlas.usf.edu/plant/species/3363"},{"claim":"introduced","matched_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","scope":"L48","source":"usda","text":"L48:I","url":"https://plants.usda.gov/"}],"county_native_range":"unresolved","explanation":"Source scopes are preserved. State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.","label":"Not native to South Carolina","rule":"southeast-native-synthesis-1","status":"not_native"},"source_name":"Hydrilla verticillata","taxon_id":"taxon:73a3a5b1-6c51-5a29-9b27-4badae55d8b4","revision":"publish:5809c037-0e9a-430a-8008-5ab6f69800c0","photos":[{"id":"inat-304416602","src":"/api/photos/image/99ce9275f62fb8335278ff6c9e49c35de9aec1e436b5dbbfe4339cb4905d2087.jpg","view":"foliage","alt":"Hydrilla verticillata — foliage photograph","width":375,"height":500,"artist":"(c) Stanislav Murashkin, some rights reserved (CC BY)","license":"CC BY 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","source_url":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/304416602","changes":"iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding."}]}