Salvinia auriculata
TaxID: 34166
Basic Information
Salvinia auriculata
African payal, Eared Watermoss
Salvinia auriculata is a species of plant in the Salviniaceae known by the common names eared watermoss, African payal (Malayalam: ????????? ????), and butterfly fern. It is native to the Americas from Mexico south to Argentina and Chile. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant and it has become naturalized in the wild in some places. This species is hard to distinguish from other Salvinia. The plant varies in size depending on how crowded it is among other plants. This plant has long been known as an invasive species. It had infested the Zambezi River by 1949. It is also considered invasive in New-Caledonia.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Streptophyta
Polypodiopsida
Salviniales
Salviniaceae
Salvinia
auriculata
Unclassified
Species
nan
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Polypodiopsida;o__Salviniales;f__Salviniaceae;g__Salvinia;s__Salvinia auriculata
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Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants (0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status (4 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
| Country | Status | Year Added |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | A1 list | 2013 |
| Sri Lanka | Quarantine pests | — |
| Seychelles | Quarantine pests | — |
| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (39 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
| Country | Status | State |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
| Bulgaria | Present | — |
| Belize | Present | — |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Present | — |
| Brazil | Present | — |
| Canada | Present | — |
| Switzerland | Present | — |
| Chile | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes (0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
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