| Specimen ID | 236856 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Salvinia |
| Species | molesta |
| Common Name | giant salvinia |
| State | LA |
| County | Caddo |
| Locality | Jeem's (James) Bayou - eastern arm of Caddo Lake |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Caddo Lake |
| HUC8 Number | 11140306 |
| HUC10 Name | Big Cypress Bayou-Frontal Caddo Lake |
| HUC10 Number | 1114030604 |
| HUC12 Name | Tete Bayou-Frontal Caddo Lake |
| HUC12 Number | 111403060411 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 9 |
| Collection Month | 6 |
| Collection Year | 2006 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft | dispersed |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 15967 |
| Author: | Anonymous |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Title: | Volunteers set precedent to control invasive exotic plant. |
| Publisher: | Texas Parks and Wildlife. |
| Volume: | 2007 |
| Issue: | January 16 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 27946 |
| Author: | Brabham, C. |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Title: | Giant salvinia coverage on Caddo Lake up from 2014 |
| Publisher: | The Longview News-Journal |
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| Comments | Discovered in 2006. Treatment ongoing. Sprayed in 2006, but due to the many shallow coves and sheltered areas, much remains (300-400 acres estimated). Chemical and biological control measures planned for 2007 treatment season. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
