Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1421475
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateTX
CountyWood
LocalityLake Fork, White Oak Creek; also in Fisherman's Cove
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Fork
HUC8 Number12010003
HUC10 NameLake Fork Creek-Case Lake
HUC10 Number1201000301
HUC12 Number120100030107
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month10
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30789
Author:Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Date:2017
Title:Outdoors: Giant salvinia now infests Lake Fork
Publisher:Palestine Herald-Press
CommentsDiscovered 2015.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size12-15 ac
Photo
Salvinia molesta


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