| Specimen ID | 228663 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Salvinia |
| Species | molesta |
| Common Name | giant salvinia |
| State | SC |
| County | Colleton |
| Locality | Pineland Plantation, pond located off secondary road 87 about 10 miles south of Walterboro. |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Salkehatchie |
| HUC8 Number | 03050207 |
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| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 1995 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker in aquaculture | planted ornamental |
| Status | eradicated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10222 |
| Author: | Johnson, D. |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | Giant salvinia found in South Carolina. |
| Journal: | Aquatics |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 22 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 10771 |
| Author: | Whetstone, J.M., S.J. de Kozlowski, and C.A. Aulbach. |
| Date: | 1999 |
| Title: | Eradication of Salvinia molesta from a small pond in Colleton County, South Carolina |
| Pages: | 13 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 16137 |
| Author: | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Plan. |
| Publisher: | South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. |
| Volume: | 2007 |
| Issue: | March |
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| Comments | First occurrence in the US. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Verifier | Aulbach, C. |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
