Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID234466
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateNC
CountyPender
LocalityRiverbend subdivision, off Hwy 53, northeast of Burgaw, swamp slough ca. 30 m E of Northeast Cape Fear River.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNortheast Cape Fear
HUC8 Number03030007
HUC10 NameAngola Swamp-Northeast Cape Fear River
HUC10 Number0303000706
HUC12 NameLewis Creek-Northeast Cape Fear River
HUC12 Number030300070611
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month4
Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statuseradicated
CommentsStatus: Persisting since Sept. 2000 when ca. 3 ha first found at this site. Thought to be gone by NCSU, Coop. extension in 2003; however, tiny plants found by Wayne Batten May 2003.; Associates: Wolffia columbiana, Landoltia punctata, Lemna valdiviana. CollectorNumber: Stratford Kay s.n.
Record TypePersonal communication
Museum Cat NumberNCSU; FLAS
VerifierJacono, C.C.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/18/2024].

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