Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1650452
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateTX
CountyNueces
LocalityMustang Island, Port Aransas, TX, US
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Corpus Christi Bay
HUC8 Number12110202
HUC10 NameFrontal Corpus Christi Bay
HUC10 Number1211020202
HUC12 NameFrontal Corpus Christi Bay
HUC12 Number121102020200
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month5
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
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
CommentsiNaturalist observation ID: 3168253
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierNAS Program Staff
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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