Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1529999
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateMS
CountyTishomingo
LocalityBay Springs Lake
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Tombigbee
HUC8 Number03160101
Map
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Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Comments"GS is also in Bay Springs Lake (also on the Tenn-Tom in North MS) but I don’t know if it was first found last year or the year before."
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierGray Turnage, GRI/MSU
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2024].

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