Description

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Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (1)

Salvinia adnata Desv. (1827)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Naturalized

O'ahu Naturalized

Maui Only found in cultivation

Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind
Other Animals

Vegetative Reproduction

Specimens

Conservation Status

Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Rating:High Risk

HPWRA Score:29

Bibliography

Name Published In: Brit. Fern Gaz. 10: 251 (1972)

Other References

Palmer 2003:237 (O, H); Wilson 2003:6 (NEWNAT/O, H, DESCR); Staples & Herbst 2005:52 (DESCR); Brock et al. 2023:143 (K)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Description	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
2	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
3	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
4	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
5	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
6	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
7	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
8	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
9	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
10	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
11	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
12	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
13	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
14	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
15	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
16	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
17	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
18	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
19	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
20	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
21	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
22	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
23	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
24	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
25	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
26	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
27	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
28	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
29	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
30	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
31	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
32	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
33	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
34	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
35	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
36	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
37	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
38	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
39	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
40	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
41	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
42	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
43	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
44	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
45	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
46	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
47	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
48	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
49	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
50	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
51	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
52	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
53	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
54	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
55	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
56	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
57	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
58	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
59	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
60	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
61	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
62	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
63	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
64	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
65	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
66	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
67	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
68	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
69	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
70	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
71	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
72	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
73	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
74	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
75	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
76	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
77	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
78	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
79	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
80	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
81	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
82	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
83	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
84	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
85	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
86	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
87	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
88	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
89	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
90	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
91	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
92	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
93	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
94	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
95	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
96	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
97	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
98	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
99	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
100	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
101	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
102	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
103	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
104	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
105	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
106	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
107	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
108	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
109	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
110	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
111	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
112	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
113	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
114	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
115	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
116	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
117	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
118	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
119	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
120	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
121	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
122	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
123	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
124	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
125	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
126	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
127	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
128	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
129	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
130	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
131	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
132	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
133	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
134	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
135	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
136	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
137	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
138	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
139	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
140	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
141	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
142	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
143	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
144	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
145	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
146	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
147	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
148	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
149	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
150	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
151	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
152	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
153	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
154	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
155	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
156	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
157	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
158	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
159	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
160	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
161	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
162	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
163	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
164	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
165	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
166	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
167	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
168	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
169	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
170	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
171	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
172	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
173	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
174	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
175	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
176	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
177	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
178	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
179	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
180	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
181	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
182	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
183	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
184	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
185	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
186	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
187	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
188	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
189	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
190	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
191	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
192	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
193	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
194	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
195	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
196	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
197	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
198	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
199	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
200	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
201	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
202	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
203	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
204	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
205	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
206	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
207	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
208	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
209	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
210	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
211	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
212	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
213	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
214	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
215	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
216	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
217	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
218	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
219	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
220	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
221	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
222	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
223	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
224	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
225	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
226	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
227	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
228	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
229	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
230	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
231	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
232	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
233	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
234	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
235	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
236	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
237	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
238	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
239	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
240	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
241	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
242	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
243	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
244	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
245	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
246	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
247	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
248	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
249	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
250	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
251	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
252	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
253	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
254	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
255	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
256	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
257	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
258	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
259	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
260	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
261	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
262	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
263	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
264	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
265	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
266	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
267	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
268	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
269	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
270	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
271	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
272	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
273	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
274	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
275	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
276	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
277	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
278	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
279	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
280	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
281	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
282	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
283	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
284	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
285	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
286	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
287	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
288	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
289	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
290	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
291	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
292	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
293	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
294	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
295	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
296	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
297	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
298	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
299	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
300	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
301	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
302	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
303	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
304	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
305	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
306	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
307	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
308	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
309	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
310	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
311	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
312	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
313	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
314	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
315	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
316	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
317	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
318	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
319	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
320	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
321	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
322	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
323	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
324	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
325	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
326	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
327	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
328	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
329	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
330	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
331	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
332	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
333	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
334	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
335	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
336	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
337	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
338	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
339	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
340	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
341	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
342	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
343	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
344	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
345	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
346	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
347	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
348	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
349	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
350	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24
351	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field	Floating on top of water in a fresh water canal.	Preserved_Specimen	Herbaceous fern, long highly branching roots. Leaves with slightly hairy, spongy. Floating in large mass, covering entire canal area.	Crago, L.M.	2005016	Oahu	BISH	2005-01-21
352	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
353	Salvinia molesta	Poipu, National Tropical Botanical Garden	Pond 20 ft x 20 ft, with other plant material.	Preserved_Specimen	Only juvenile plants observed.	Gundersen, K.	4010311	Kauai	BISH	2003-02-25
354	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Floating aquatic forming a mat ca 1 acre across.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
355	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, SW portion of pond off Kiukee Pl		Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, up to +/- 10 cm diameter.	Nakahara, L.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-14
356	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
357	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
358	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
359	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake	Aquatic, floating plants forming a population ca 1 acre in extent.	Preserved_Specimen		Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-15
360	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
361	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
362	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
363	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
364	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
365	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
366	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
367	Salvinia molesta	Waiahole Valley, at end of N branch of Waiahole Valley Road, inside locked gates	Small rivulet of fresh water crossing unpaved dirt access road that empties into stream a few yards away.	Preserved_Specimen	Ferns growing in mat of chara-like alga with roots barely submerged. Lvs in mature form (juvenile lvs noted in stream but not collected).	Staples, G.W.	1185	Oahu	BISH	1999-09-05
368	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
369	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
370	Salvinia molesta	Waiakea-uka, residential lots	In [water] lily tank where owner raises plants for retail/wholesale sale.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, sparse growth.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
371	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
372	Salvinia molesta	Honolulu, Bishop Museum courtyard	Cultivated in a stone container in the courtyard beside Castle Hall.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, leaves yellow-green, densely covered with water repellent hairs.	Wilson, K.A.		Oahu	BISH	1991-07-02
373	Salvinia molesta	Onomea, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden	Artificial pond with carp that drains to ocean.	Preserved_Specimen	Fast-growing aquatic.	Hirayama, C.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-06-25
374	Salvinia molesta	Cultivated in home garden 209 Oneawa Kai Place, Kailua	In lily pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern Crowded form has leaves +/- erect, ruffled sporocarps present among roots; uncrowded form has leaves flat on water surface, blades slightly concave, smaller, no sporocarps present. Plants are clonal, grown in different ponds.	Staples, G.W.	1137	Oahu	BISH	1996-12-16
375	Salvinia molesta	Waimanalo, windward-side	Growing in taro patch at 41-665 Kumuhau St.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic.	Buck, M.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-21
376	Salvinia molesta	Beach where Kapa'a stream empties in into the ocean	Floating aquatic washing out of the Kapa'a stream into the ocean	Preserved_Specimen	Abundant	Faccenda, K.	2413	Kauai	BISH	2022-05-29
377	Salvinia molesta	Waikane Stream, tributary drainage south of main drainage, not reaching the ocean	Dense cluster ca. 8 sq ft in standing water under heavy Terminalia catappa overstory, concentrated where canopy opens up adjacent to Kamehameha Hwy.	Preserved_Specimen	Crowded plants with folded leaves, many sporocarps.	Imada, C.	200135	Oahu	BISH	2001-05-22
378	Salvinia molesta	Hanalea District. Kilauea stream, 1.5 km. upstream from beach.	Growing in slow moving stream and accumulating mosty densely along the inside edges of the meander/bend where the water is moving slowest. Getting caught in Urochloa mutica masses encroaching over open water.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating aquatic fern with egg-beater shaped hairs forming mats on water surface. Mature plants destroyed during identification and not vouchered. Immature plants delicate; leaves round and bright green with leaf surface facing upward. Leaves of mature plants becoming more yellowish-brown and folding in a accordon-	Brock, K.	709	Kauai	BISH	2015-09-09
379	Salvinia molesta	Maui Swap Meet, Kahului, Puunene Avenue	Purchased from a vendor who cultivates the plants at residence.	Preserved_Specimen	Ornamental aquatic.	Fukada, M.T.		Maui	BISH	2003-06-19
380	Salvinia molesta	Hilo, Garden Exchange	Grown in plastic tub ca 3 ft diam. in shaded area of store.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, ca 3 diameter.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-05-28
381	Salvinia molesta	Kaimuki residence	Grown in a paint bucket in driveway (no fish); full afternoon sun.	Preserved_Specimen		Hoe, W.J.	5351	Oahu	BISH	1993-04-06
382	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
383	Salvinia molesta	Kailua, Enchanted Lake area. Kaelepulu Pond, adjacent to Kiukee Pl	A still waterway, brackish at one end and fresh at the other; plants were growing in freshwater area.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating, forming dense cover on open waterway. Growing with Lemna, Paspalum distichum, Batis, Bacopa. Plants with varying morphology: young ones with smaller, flattened leaves; fertile ones have larger, upright leaves, crowded along edge of waterway.	Imada, C.	9912	Oahu	BISH	1999-04-17
384	Salvinia molesta	Onomea. Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens	Cultivated in man-made koi pond, without outlet. Plants thrive in this pond only and not in other bodies of water in the gardens.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic, +/- 12 cm diameter. No fertile parts noted. Plants not growing or reproducing rapidly.	Shishido, W.		Hawaii	BISH	1999-04-16
385	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa, Lake Wilson, on S fork, public fishing area located at end of Cypress Ave	Freshwater lake in still water pocket along bank.	Preserved_Specimen	Floating fern, growing in full sun among duckweed and California grass. Sporocarps present among roots.	Higashi, G.		Oahu	BISH	1999-06-24

Salvinia molesta

D.S.Mitch. (1972)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Salviniales Family: Salviniaceae Genus: Salvinia

giant salvinia, kariba weed

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Salvinia molesta

D.S.Mitch. (1972)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Salviniales Family: Salviniaceae Genus: Salvinia

giant salvinia, kariba weed

Description

Historical Distribution

Images

Synonyms (1)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Specimens

Conservation Status

Bibliography

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