Specimen Information

Salvinia molesta
Salvinia molesta
(giant salvinia)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID242857
GroupPlants
GenusSalvinia
Speciesmolesta
Common Namegiant salvinia
StateAL
CountyCullman
LocalityCullman County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameBlack Warrior-Tombigbee
HUC8 Number03160100
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month2
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft | released aquarium
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17313
Author:National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Date:2007
Title:Alabama state survey map for Salvinia molesta (S. auriculata complex).
Publisher:US Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection &Quarantine, and Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS)
Volume:2007
Issue:February 5
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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