Salvinia

Nonindigenous Aquatic Ferns
in the United States
Salvinia molesta - Salvinia minima

and their Biological Control,
Cyrtobagous salviniae, the Salvinia Weevil

September 2004 News and Notes

Salvinia molesta - Giant Salvinia

• Description
• Time Series Map
• United States Distribution
• Cultivated U.S. Distribution
• Predicted U.S. Range
• Alert Flyer (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
• Line Drawings

Salvinia minima - Common Salvinia

• Description
• Time Series Map
• United States Distribution
• Poster Presentation (leaves this site)
• Salvinia molesta - Salvinia minima Co-Distribution Map
• Line Drawings

Cyrtobagous salviniae - Salvinia Weevil

• Biological Control Program
• USDA/ARS Biocontrol Reports - Salvinia molesta
• USDA/ARS Biocontrol Reports - Salvinia minima

A Closer Look

• Visual guide for distinguishing three salvinia species: Salvinia molesta, Salvinia minima and Salvinia oblongifolia
  
  
   

Other Salvinia species - Not established in the United States

• Salvinia oblongifolia
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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