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Salvinia - a fern

Salvinia molesta
Image posted at agric.wa.gov.au

Salvinia molesta
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Salvinia molesta

Imported from Brazil, the fern has spread throughout waterways in eastern Australia, becoming an nuisance exotic plant species. One concern is increase in mosquito populations that find the fern an excellent breeding microhabitat. Image posted at weedscrc.org.au

Salvinia
Photo by Erik Olson posted at thekrib.com

Salvinia auriculata
Image posted at botanik.uni-karlsruhe.de

Salvinia molesta
Frond hairs look like miniature eggbeaters
Image posted at dnr.state.il.us

Salvinia minima
Frond hairs are divergent in groups of three or four
Image posted at dnr.state.il.us

Salvinia molesta covers a pond, and is considered a nuisance invase species in Indiana, USA
Image posted at extension.entm.purdue.edu

Another Salvinia molesta invasion
Photo by D.S. Mitchell posted at invasive.org

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