Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID233758
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateMS
CountyJones
LocalityMoselle, one-quarter acre private pond (Pitre) and escaped to ditch below the pond
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Leaf
HUC8 Number03170004
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month4
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statuseradicated
Commentstype intro: 4 plants set out 1998, expanded to cover surface. status: Nov 1999 D. Riecke reported chemically eradicated; PlantIDNotes: plants fertile ; Waterbody Size: 0.25 ac CollectorNumber: Henderson s.n. IBE
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
DisposalIBE
VerifierJacono, C.C.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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