Specimen ID | 231519 |
Group | Plants |
Genus | Salvinia |
Species | molesta |
Common Name | giant salvinia |
State | FL |
County | Collier |
Locality | North Naples, canal along east side Airport Rd. North (7600 block), north of Pine Ridge Rd. |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Big Cypress Swamp |
HUC8 Number | 03090204 |
HUC10 Number | 0309020405 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 2 |
Collection Month | 2 |
Collection Year | 1999 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | canal | escaped captivity aquaculture |
Status | eradicated |
Comments | first observed: 1996 control: SFWMD chemically since 1995 or 1996. They believed S. minima. biocontrol: Cyrtobagous absent Davern, T. Canal has many diversions, flow is northward, eventually into Corkscrew Swamp. Weirs and blockades present above si CollectorNumber: Smith s.n (FSU, FLAS) |
Record Type | Specimen |
Museum Cat Number | FLAS, FSU |
Verifier | Jacono, C.C. |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |