Salvinia molesta

Classification	Pteridophytes
Family	Salviniaceae
Family (Traditional)	Salviniaceae
Genus	Salvinia
Species:	Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitch.
Common Name	Kariba Weed; Giant Salvinia
Growth Habit	fern
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Aquatic; General Ecology: Mudflat; Growth Habit: fern; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: South America; Reproductive Phenology: January; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; Leaf Arrangement: thalloid; Leaf Complexity: thalloid; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: N/A (leaves absent); Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: thalloid; Leaf Venation: N/A; Leaflet Margins: N/A; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: N/A; Carpel Number/Pistil: N/A; Fruit Complexity: N/A; Fruit Type: N/A; Fruit Wet/Dry: N/A; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: N/A; Inflorescence Types: N/A; Ovary Position: N/A; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Ovules per Carpel: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Petal Fusion: N/A; Petal Number: N/A; Pistil Complexity: N/A; Pistil Number: N/A; Placentation Type: N/A; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: N/A; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); GNR (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

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