GIANT SALVINIA
Giant
Salvinia: USGS
http://salvinia.er.usgs.gov/
This site gives a description of News
and Notes, United
States Distribution, Cultivation,
Predicted
U.S. Range, Identification,
Bibliography,
and Submit
Possible Sightings.
Giant
Salvinia: USDA
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=SAMO5
This site provides very detailed information about classification, plant
distribution by state, and images.
Aquatic,
Wetland and Invasive Plant: Particulars: Univ. of Florida & Center for
Aquatic and Invasive Plants
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/salmol.html
This site includes 12 useful photographs of giant salvinia.
Invasive
Alien Species, Salvinia molesta: Department of Agriculture Invasive Alien
Species
http://www.agriculture.state.az.us/PSD/giant_sal1.htm
This site describes a general
description, native range, expected US range, habitat, nonindigenous
occurrences, status, and references about salvinia molesta.
Giant
Salvinia: University of Arizona
http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/extension/ANS/Salv4.htm
This site gives a brief description of giant salvinia in the State of Arizona.
Salvinia
molesta:
University of Florida Invasive Plant Alert
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/salpage.html
This page contains a
description of giant salvinia and pictures.
Alien
Ferns in Hawaii
http://www.nhm.org/research/botany/wilsonferns/sal_mol.html
This site explains an introduced history
of Salvinia molesta in Hawaii and general description.
Salvinia
molesta: Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
http://www.hear.org/pier3/samol.htm
This page includes a general description, habitat/ecology, control, and
references.
Southern
Division of the American Fisheries Society
http://www.sdafs.org/reservor/news/releases/salvinia.htm
This site gives the following
descriptions with photos: Status, Problem, Characteristics, and Prevention.
Biological
Control of Weeds: Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University
http://bc4weeds.tamu.edu/salvinia.html
This site provides information about identification,
biology, history, status,
range, biological control agents (Salvinia
weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae, Salvinia
Stem Borer, Samea multiplicalis), and links.
Weed
Alert, Giant Salvinia: The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management &
Research Program
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/alert/alrtsalv.html
This site provides descriptions of giant salvinia with photos, impacts
and considerations, range as an invader, and references.
USDA
ARS Agricultural Research Magazine
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/nov01/giant1101.htm
This site gives general description and a list of control methods with pictures.
Giant
Salvinia: Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
http://www.wapms.org/plants/index.html
This site includes a description and variation, economic importance, geographic
distribution, habitat, reproduction, and references.
