Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1529989
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateAR
CountyMiller
LocalityAlex Smith County Park. Smith Lake. S of Sulphur River & W of Hwy 237, at fishing pier
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Sulpher
HUC8 Number11140302
HUC10 NameSulphur River Outlet
HUC10 Number1114030207
HUC12 NameSulphur River Outlet
HUC12 Number111403020709
Map
Collection Day15
Collection Month11
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29204
Author:McCormick, C. (curator).
Date:2016
Title:North Carolina Botanical Garden Herbarium (NCU)
Publisher:University of North Carolina
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29277
Author:SERNEC Data Portal
Date:2019
Title:SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections
Publisher:Appalachian State University
CommentsReported to me by Jimmy Barnett of the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission a week earlier. https://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=21288050
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordlocale
DisposalUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium
Museum Cat NumberNCU00375993
VerifierTheo Witsell
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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