Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1418940
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateMS
CountyJackson
LocalityMississippi Sound beach, from West Pascagoula River [Graveline Bayou]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMississippi Coastal
HUC8 Number03170009
HUC10 NameBiloxi Bay-Mississippi Sound
HUC10 Number0317000907
HUC12 NameGraveline Bayou
HUC12 Number031700090701
Map
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Collection Day24
Collection Month5
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsiNaturalist report
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/10/2024].

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