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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | SAMO5 |
| Group: | Fern |
| Family: | Salviniaceae |
| Duration: |
Annual Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
HI I L48 I |
| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Introduced |  |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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L48 |  |
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Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
| Species | Salvinia molesta Mitchell – kariba-weed |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| 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. | ||
| United States:
giant salvinia
Noxious weed
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| Alabama
giant salvinia
Class A noxious weed
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| Arizona
giant salvinia
Prohibited noxious weed
giant salvinia
Regulated noxious weeds
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| California
giant salvinia
Quarantine
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| Colorado
giant salvinia
A list (noxious weeds)
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| Connecticut
giant salvinia
Potentially invasive, banned
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| Florida | ||
| Massachusetts
giant salvinia
Prohibited
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| Mississippi
giant salvinia
Noxious weed
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| Nevada
giant salvinia
Noxious weed
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| North Carolina | ||
| Oregon
giant salvinia
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
giant salvinia
Invasive aquatic plant
giant salvinia
Plant pest
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| Texas | ||
| Vermont
giant salvinia
Class A noxious weed
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2all except S. minima
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Salvinia molesta
African payal
giant salvinia
kariba weed
salvinia
water fern
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above 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.
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| US | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| Cal-IPC | California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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