Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1895941
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateVA
CountyShenandoah
Localityspring at Hupp Hill known as Hupp Spring along Town Run on the north side of Strasburg
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Fork Shenandoah
HUC8 Number02070006
HUC10 NameNarrow Passage Creek-North Fork Shenandoah River
HUC10 Number0207000605
HUC12 NameTumbling Run-North Fork Shenandoah River
HUC12 Number020700060503
Map
Collection Day16
Collection Month4
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28990
Author:Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date:2015
Title:Massey Herbarium (VPI)
Publisher:SEINet Data Portal
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29277
Author:SERNEC Data Portal
Date:2019
Title:SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections
Publisher:Appalachian State University
Commentshttps://sernecportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=8489215
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Massey Herbarium
Museum Cat NumberVPI-V-0006599
VerifierIan Pfingsten


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