Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1895908
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateTN
CountyHardin
LocalityPickwick Reservoir in small inlet (TRM 209.6R) just NW of Bruton Branch Recreation Area; ca. 10.9 miles SSE of downtown Savannah
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePickwick Lake
HUC8 Number06030005
HUC10 NameIndian Creek-Pickwick Lake
HUC10 Number0603000512
HUC12 NameDry Creek-Pickwick Lake
HUC12 Number060300051203
Map
Collection Day31
Collection Month8
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28843
Author:Wofford, B.E. (curator), Q.V. Ma (manager), and W.M. Dennis.
Date:2016
Title:University of Tennessee Herbarium (TENN)
Publisher:University of Tennessee
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29277
Author:SERNEC Data Portal
Date:2019
Title:SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections
Publisher:Appalachian State University
CommentsGrowing on hydrilla mat in reservoir https://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=33950266
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalUniversity of Tennessee Vascular Herbarium
Museum Cat NumberTENN-V-003106
VerifierIan Pfingsten


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