| Specimen ID | 1529995 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Salvinia |
| Species | molesta |
| Common Name | giant salvinia |
| State | MS |
| County | Franklin |
| Locality | Lake Okhissa |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Homochitto |
| HUC8 Number | 08060205 |
| HUC10 Name | Fifteenmile Creek-Homochitto River |
| HUC10 Number | 0806020503 |
| HUC12 Name | Wolvington-Porter Creek |
| HUC12 Number | 080602050306 |
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| Collection Day | 11 |
| Collection Month | 2 |
| Collection Year | 2019 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 32521 |
| Author: | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | Officials concerned as Giant Salvinia spreads to more lakes |
| Publisher: | Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks |
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| Comments | MDWFP Fisheries Bureau (Don Henke) confirmed Giant Salvinia from Lake Okhissa based on examining a plant sample under a microscope and observing the egg-beater shaped hairs. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Verifier | D. Henke, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
