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	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
2	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
3	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
4	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
23	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
24	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
25	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
26	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
27	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
28	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
29	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
30	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
31	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
32	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
33	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
34	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
35	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
36	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
37	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
38	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
39	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
40	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
41	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
42	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
43	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
44	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
45	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
46	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
47	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
48	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
49	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
50	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
51	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
52	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
53	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
54	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
55	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
56	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
57	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
58	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
59	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
60	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
61	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
62	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
63	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
64	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
65	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
66	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
67	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
68	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
69	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
70	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
71	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
72	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
73	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
74	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
75	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
76	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
77	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
78	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
79	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
80	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
81	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
82	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
83	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
84	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
85	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
86	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
87	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
88	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
89	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
90	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
91	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
92	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
93	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
94	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
95	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
96	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
97	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
98	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
99	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
100	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
101	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
102	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
103	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
104	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
105	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
106	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
107	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
108	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
109	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
110	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
111	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
112	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
113	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
114	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
115	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
116	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
117	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
118	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
119	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
120	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
121	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
122	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
123	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
124	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
125	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
126	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
127	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
128	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
129	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
130	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
131	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
132	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
133	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
134	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
135	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
136	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
137	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
138	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
139	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
140	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
141	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
142	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
143	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
144	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
145	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
146	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
147	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
148	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
149	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
150	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
151	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
152	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
153	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
154	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
155	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
156	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
157	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
158	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
159	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
160	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
161	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
162	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
163	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
164	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
165	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
166	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
167	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
168	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
169	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
170	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
171	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
172	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
173	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
174	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
175	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
176	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
177	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
178	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
179	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
180	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
181	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
182	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
183	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
184	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
185	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
186	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
187	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
188	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
189	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
190	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
191	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
192	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
193	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
194	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
195	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
196	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
197	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
198	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
199	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
200	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
201	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
202	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
203	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
204	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
205	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
206	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
207	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
208	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
209	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
210	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
211	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
212	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
213	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
214	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
215	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
216	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
217	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
218	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
219	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
220	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
221	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
222	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
223	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
224	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
225	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
226	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
227	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
228	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
229	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
230	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
231	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
232	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
233	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
234	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
235	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
236	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
237	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
238	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
239	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
240	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
241	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
242	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
243	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
244	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
245	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
246	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
247	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
248	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
249	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
250	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
251	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
252	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
253	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
254	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
255	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
256	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
257	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
258	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
259	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
260	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
261	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
262	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
263	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
264	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
265	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
266	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
267	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
268	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
269	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
270	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
271	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
272	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
273	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
274	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
275	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
276	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
277	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
278	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
279	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
280	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
281	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
282	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
283	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
284	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
285	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
286	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
287	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
288	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
289	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
290	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
291	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
292	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
293	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
294	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
295	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
296	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
297	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
298	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
299	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
300	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
301	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
302	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
303	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
304	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
305	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
306	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
307	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
308	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
309	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
310	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
311	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
312	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
313	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
314	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
315	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
316	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
317	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
318	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
319	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
320	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
321	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
322	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
323	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
324	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
325	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
326	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
327	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
328	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
329	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
330	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
331	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
332	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
333	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
334	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
335	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
336	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
337	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
338	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
339	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
340	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
341	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
342	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
343	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
344	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
345	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
346	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
347	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
348	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
349	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
350	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016
351	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-22
352	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
353	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
354	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley	Cultivated in fish pond.	Preserved_Specimen	Aquatic; sporocarps visible among roots.	Matayoshi, N.		Oahu	BISH	1999-04-23
355	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
356	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
357	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
358	Salvinia molesta	Kilauea, Garden Pond's Nursery	Raised in large pots.	Preserved_Specimen		Kaneshige, C.	4010310	Kauai	BISH	2003-03-25
359	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
360	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
361	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
362	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
363	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
364	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
365	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
366	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
367	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
368	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
369	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
370	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
371	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
372	Salvinia molesta	Windward Distr., Bellows AFB, in Inoaole Stream	Aquatic, in freshwater stream.	Preserved_Specimen		Kraus, F.		Oahu	BISH	2000-01-04
373	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
374	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
375	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
376	Salvinia molesta	Kapaa Quary Road, canal by Airplane Field		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	2/19/2010
377	Salvinia molesta	Manoa Valley		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
378	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	7/17/2009
379	Salvinia molesta	Wahiawa area. Lake Wilson, S end of lake		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Oahu	HAPI	10/23/2009
380	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	10/23/2009
381	Salvinia molesta	-		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	12/3/2004
382	Salvinia molesta	Princeville, HI 96722, USA		HUMAN_OBSERVATION		Kauai Invasive Species Committee		Kauai	HAPI	3/18/2008
383	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2007
384	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
385	Salvinia molesta	-		UNKNOWN				Kauai	HAPI	12/31/2016

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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