Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1652422
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateSC
CountyBeaufort
LocalityCampus of USC - Beaufort, Bluffton Campus just south of US 278, 5.6 miles east of I-95
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCalibogue Sound-Wright River
HUC8 Number03060110
HUC10 NameNew River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
HUC10 Number0306011002
HUC12 NameUpper New River-Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
HUC12 Number030601100201
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month7
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker | released aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33670
Author:Horn, C. (Director).
Date:2019
Title:Newberry College Herbarium (NBYC)
Publisher:Newberry College
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29277
Author:SERNEC Data Portal
Date:2019
Title:SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections
Publisher:Appalachian State University
CommentsCommon floating fern in pond to west of main entrance road. SERNEC occurrence
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recorddrainage
DisposalNBYC
Museum Cat Number20831
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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