| Specimen ID | 268986 |
| Group | Plants |
| Genus | Salvinia |
| Species | molesta |
| Common Name | giant salvinia |
| State | MS |
| County | Forrest |
| Locality | Wedgeworth Creek |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Leaf |
| HUC8 Number | 03170005 |
| HUC10 Name | Beaumont-Leaf River |
| HUC10 Number | 0317000506 |
| HUC12 Name | Reese Creek-Leaf River |
| HUC12 Number | 031700050602 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 2009 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | hitch hiker |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 19096 |
| Author: | Cox, M.C., J.D. Madsen, and R.M. Wersal. |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Title: | Hydrilla and Giant salvinia survey in Mississippi for 2009. |
| Publisher: | Geosystems Research Institute. |
| Volume: | 2010 |
| Issue: | February 20 |
| Pages: | 13 pp |
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| Comments | Showing regrowth after being wiped out by unknown agent in 2007. Populations along shoreline young and healthy. Salvinia weevil appears to be ineffective in controlling population. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | John D. Madsen |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
