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

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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