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

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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