Native & Naturalized Plants of the Carolinas & Georgia

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 5 taxa in the family Salviniaceae, Floating Fern family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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Common Name: Giant Salvinia, eared watermoss
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) -   FAMILY: Salviniaceae
PLANTS National Database: Salvinia auriculata   FAMILY: Salviniaceae

 

Non-native

 

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Common Name: Giant Salvinia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) -   FAMILY: Salviniaceae
PLANTS National Database: Salvinia biloba   FAMILY: Salviniaceae

 

Non-native

 

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Common Name: Giant Salvinia
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) -   FAMILY: Salviniaceae
PLANTS National Database: Salvinia herzogii   FAMILY: Salviniaceae

 

Non-native

 

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camera icon Common Name: Water Spangles, Floating Fern
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Salvinia minima   FAMILY: Salviniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Salvinia minima   FAMILY: Salviniaceae

 

Look for it in quiet waters

Uncommon

Non-native: Neotropics

 

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Giant Salvinia, Kariba Weed
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Salvinia molesta   FAMILY: Salviniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Salvinia molesta   FAMILY: Salviniaceae

 

Look for it in still waters of farm ponds, calcareous seepage ponds, and other situations

Rare. Considered a noxious aquatic weed

Non-native: Brazil

 

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"The plant's reproductive organs occupy the center of the normal flower.... The male organs are the stamens and are made up of two parts — the filament or stalk, and the anther or pollen-bearing tip." — Lawrence Newcomb, Newcomb's Wildflower Guide