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Salvinia Ség.
watermoss

       
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Photo of Salvinia Ség.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Salvinia Ség.

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Distribution:
Salvinia Ség.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MA, MD, MS, NC, NM, NY, OK, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Salvinia Ség.

View 1 genera in Salviniaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Salvinia auriculata Aubl.. . Image Available.
Salvinia auriculata
eared watermoss
Distribution of Salvinia biloba Raddi. .
Salvinia biloba
giant salvinia
Distribution of Salvinia herzogii de la Sota. .
Salvinia herzogii
giant salvinia
Distribution of Salvinia minima Baker. . Image Available.
Salvinia minima
water spangles
Distribution of Salvinia molesta Mitchell. . Image Available.
Salvinia molesta
kariba-weed
Distribution of Salvinia natans (L.) All.. .
Salvinia natans
floating watermoss
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Salvinia Ség.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Hydropteridales
Family Salviniaceae – Floating Fern family
Genus Salvinia Ség. – watermoss
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Salvinia Ség.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Florida:
             Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 11
North Carolina:
water fern              Class A noxious weed2
Texas:
salvinia              Noxious plant
 
1 excluding S. minima
2 all except S. minima
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Salvinia Ség.

salvinia

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Salvinia Ség.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18011.

 

Related Web Sites:
Salvinia Ség.

NV-Invasive Weed Identification for Nevada

 
 
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