4044

Fern/Fern ally, Floating aquatic (rootless)
Annual/Perennial

Non-native: probably introduced from further south
Documented growing wild in GA - SC

Uncommon

Look for it in quiet waters, per Weakley's Flora

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INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

SC Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed List, 2017
SC Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Nuisance Species List, 2003
USDA Federal Noxious Weed List, 093014

 

Aquatic

LEAVES:
Two simple, floating emergent leaves; & a third, divided underwater leaf

FRUIT:

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia p178
• The Ferns and Lycophytes of Texas p289
• Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control p439

Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Salviniales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Salvinia minima   FAMILY Salviniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Salvinia minima   FAMILY Salviniaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Salvinia auriculata