Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1649755
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateLA
CountySt. Tammany
LocalityFontainbleau State Park Preserve
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLiberty Bayou-Tchefuncta
HUC8 Number08090201
HUC10 NameLacombe Bayou-Bayou Bonfouca
HUC10 Number0809020103
HUC12 NameBayou Castine-Cane Bayou
HUC12 Number080902010303
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month3
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
Commentshttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5394701
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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