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Giant Salvinia

Ferns and Fern Allies

Salvinia molesta, commonly known as giant salvinia, is a free-floating aquatic fern native to southeastern Brazil, notable for its long, broad fronds and bristly, waterproof surface, with a third modified root-like frond hanging beneath each floating pair. Accidentally introduced to lakes around the world, it has become especially invasive in southern Africa, where it is known as Kariba weed for infesting Lake Kariba on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, and it has caused significant eutrophication after its introduction to Caddo Lake in Texas.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 3

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 4

Identification

Distinguishing Appearance

Long and broad fronds with bristly, waterproof surfaces 1

Scientific Name

Salvinia molesta 1

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Wikidata: Giant Salvinia

In Biome

Source Wikidata: Giant Salvinia

In Ecosystem

Source Salvinia molesta - Wikipedia

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Sources

1. Salvinia molesta - Wikipedia

Lead paragraph, first sentence
Salvinia molesta
Description
The fern is notable for its long and broad fronds and bristly, waterproof surfaces.
invasive in many parts of the world...accidentally introduced to several lakes
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 286042
Salvinia molesta, commonly known as giant salvinia, is a free-floating aquatic fern native to southeastern Brazil.
In Ecosystem: Kakadu, Biological control
The weevil has been successfully used to curb S. molesta outbreaks in other parts of the world, such as the Sepik River in Papua, Sri Lanka, Lake Ossa in Cameroon, Wappa Dam in Queensland, and lagoons in Kakadu National Park), Australia.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. NatureServe Explorer: Salvinia molesta

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Salvinia molesta

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory record

Quote, iucnRedListCategory record

"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Wikidata: Giant Salvinia

Wikidata Q2716094, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Child Taxon Of: Pteridophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
In Biome: Lake, Introduction

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