Salvinia minima

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	SALVINIACEAE
Species:	Salvinia minima Baker
Common Name:	Water Spangles; Floating Fern; Common Salvinia
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	SAMI7
Plant Notes:	Water Spangles is an introduced perennial herbaceous aquatic in the Floating Fern family (Salviniaceae). It can be found primarily in the southern half of Alabama. Water Spangles occurs in lakes and ponds, in sloughs, in beaver ponds, and in other quiet bodies of water. It is a native of Central and South America that was introduced into the southern United States in the 1920’s or 1930’s. Water Spangles spreads by being transported on nets and boat propellers, and by people dumping it from aquariums and pools. It forms large floating mats in areas of still water. The leaves are of two types—oval ones that float on the water’s surface and dissected ones that hang beneath the plant and look like roots. The upper surface of the floating leaves are covered in hairs that repel water. Four hairs are joined at the tips and resemble a wisk. The leaves are attached to an elongated rhizome. Reproduction occurs mainly from fragmentation. Water Spangles forms large floating mats that make boating difficult and shade or crowd out native plants. You should never dump any aquatic plants into local water bodies, and always clean your fishing gear and boat when moving between locations.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native, OBL (NWI)
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	SALVINIACEAE - Floating Fern family
Genus	Salvinia
Species	Salvinia minima Baker - Water Spangles; Floating Fern; Common Salvinia

Citation

Citation	Salvinia minima Baker, J. Bot. 24: 98. 1886.
Basionym:	**
Type:	BRAZIL: Santa Catarina: Without data, Mueller 479 (holotype: K).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Salvinia rotundifolia

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Barbour, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert, Covington, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Morgan, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1998 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
SAMF0007512	Jefferson	02 Jun 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15,341	SAMF Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000042992	Barbour	23 Aug 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26757	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0047543	Jefferson	02 Jun 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15341	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000014752	Marengo	27 Aug 2008	England, J. Kevin 964	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0001382	Choctaw	20 Apr 2007	Harrell, Elizabeth A. 357	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000000431	Clarke	09 Oct 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 17066	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0030261	Barbour	23 Aug 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26757	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0039459	Lauderdale	26 Sep 2013	Webb, David H. 8105	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049566	Morgan	19 Oct 2020	Webb, David H. 9214	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00065695	Clarke	09 Oct 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 17066	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UNAF0001128	Morgan	19 Jun 1979	Daly, Robert 04600	UNAF Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0051756	Colbert	25 Aug 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15624	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0047387	Greene	09 Sep 2018	Keener, Brian R. 10875	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0051821	Walker	21 Jul 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15500	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
AMAL00011754	Baldwin	24 Jun 2004	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12136	AMAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049624	Lauderdale	17 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8851	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
AMAL00005476	Covington	08 Dec 2001	Diamond, Alvin R. 12835	AMAL Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000043297	Covington	19 Nov 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 27069	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00056555	Mobile	11 Sep 1982	Riecke, Denise s.n.	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00061340	Covington	13 Oct 2003	Ginzbarg, Steven L. s.n.	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0051705	Tuscaloosa	12 Oct 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15760	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0039203	Pike	13 Sep 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28485	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049735	Lauderdale	26 Oct 2009	Webb, David H. 7326	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049585	Lauderdale	10 Oct 2017	Webb, David H. 8512	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049555	Marshall	13 Oct 2020	Webb, David H. 9211	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0043691	Baldwin	18 Oct 2001	Larsen, Harry S. 774	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
SAMF0002977	Baldwin	03 Jun 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5833	SAMF Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00047580	Mobile	12 Sep 1998	Haynes, Robert R. 9910	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0001383	Marengo	27 Aug 2008	England, J. Kevin 964	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049650	Lauderdale	08 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8827	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0038579	Sumter	10 Sep 2017	Keener, Brian R. 10447	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0039371	Colbert	26 Sep 2013	Webb, David H. 8098	UWAL Salvinia mimina Baker
AMAL00012537	Baldwin	24 Jun 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12303	AMAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049561	Marshall	07 Oct 2020	Webb, David H. 9195	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0001384	Sumter	06 Nov 2006	Mustain, Robert A. 186	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000000432	Covington	21 Oct 2000	Diamond, Alvin R. 12217	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00056554	Lee	17 Aug 1999	Hutto, David M. s.n.	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
AUA_ACC_10284	Lee	7 Jul 1962	Reagan, R.E.	AUA Salvinia Minima Baker
UNA00070172	Lauderdale	03 Nov 2009	Webb, David 7331	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000046438	Russell	17 Sep 2017	Diamond, Alvin R. 27927	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0033135	Covington	19 Nov 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 27069	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049623	Lauderdale	17 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8852	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049760	Lauderdale	17 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8850	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0047273	Lauderdale	11 Sep 2017	Webb, David H. 8496	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
AMAL00013320	Clarke	09 Oct 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 17066	AMAL Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000047973	Pike	13 Sep 2018	Diamond, Alvin R. 28485	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00056549	Baldwin	28 Jul 1999	Zolczynski, Joe s.n.	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00056556	Mobile	02 Aug 1999	Golden, Faye s.n.	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
AUA_ACC_839	Lee	25 Jul 1962	Gramlich, Jim	AUA Salvinia Minima Baker
JSU140215	Baldwin	12 Sep 2012	Barger, T. Wayne SP762	JSU Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00056550	Lee	14 Dec 1998	Bayne, David L. s.n.	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049554	Marshall	13 Oct 2020	Webb, David H. 9213	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0047166	Lauderdale	11 Sep 2017	Webb, David H. 8494	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0039483	Lauderdale	09 Sep 2018	Webb, David H. 8606	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
ALNHS00001450	Baldwin	12 Sep 2012	Barger, T. Wayne SP#762	ALNHS Salvinia minima Baker
SAMF0007518	Walker	21 Jul 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15,500	SAMF Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000000430	Baldwin	24 Jun 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12303	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0051672	Walker	22 Sep 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15724	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0030118	Baldwin	03 Jun 2015	Davenport, L.J. 5833	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
TROY000044952	Wilcox	21 Jul 2017	Diamond, Alvin R. 27881	TROY Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049761	Colbert	08 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8832	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
ALNHS00004355	Marengo	05 Oct 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2716	ALNHS Salvinia minima Baker
AMAL00011744	Mobile	24 Jun 2004	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12156	AMAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0049556	Marshall	13 Oct 2020	Webb, David H. 9212	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
SAMF0006583	Hale	17 Jun 2016	Davenport, Lawrence J. 6348	SAMF Salvinia minima Baker
UNA00066362	Baldwin	24 Jun 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12303	UNA Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0048176	Russell	17 Sep 2017	Diamond, Alvin R. 27927	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0047246	Colbert	08 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8835	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0043690	Baldwin	17 Aug 2000	Phipps, S. 321	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0039508	Lauderdale	26 Sep 2013	Webb, David H. 8100	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0051835	Jefferson	22 Sep 2018	Spaulding, Daniel D. 15734	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0050050	Colbert	08 Oct 2019	Webb, David H. 8830a	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker
UWAL0001381	Baldwin	24 Jun 2005	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12303	UWAL Salvinia minima Baker

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Data last modified: 11/9/2024

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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