Salvinia
Salvinia, a genus in the family Salviniaceae, is a floating fern named in honor of Anton Maria Salvini, a 17th-century Italian scientist. Watermoss is a common name for Salvinia. The genus was published in 1754 by Jean-François Séguier, in his description of the plants found round Verona, Plantae Veronenses Twelve species are recognized, at least three of which (S. molesta, S. herzogii, and S. minima) are believed to be hybrids, in part because their sporangia are...
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
floating fern
speciesSalvinia natans
Giant Salvinia
speciesSalvinia molesta
water spangles
speciesSalvinia minima
Eared Watermoss
speciesSalvinia auriculata
asian watermoss
speciesSalvinia cucullata
Lobed Salvinia
speciesSalvinia biloba
Salvinia hastata
speciesSalvinia hastata
Salvinia radula
speciesSalvinia radula
Salvinia oblongifolia
speciesSalvinia oblongifolia
Salvinia sprucei
speciesSalvinia sprucei
Salvinia nymphellula
speciesSalvinia nymphellula
Salvinia martynii
speciesSalvinia martynii
Salvinia nuriana
speciesSalvinia nuriana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72340.