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Salvinia minima

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Water Spangles

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.158639

Element CodePPSAL01010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumFilicinophyta

ClassFilicopsida

OrderSalviniales

FamilySalviniaceae

GenusSalvinia

Other Common Names

water spangles (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

According to Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team (2025), Salvinia minima is exotic in the southeastern United States and native to the Neotropics. Riefner and Smith (2009) reported S. minima may be native in Florida and Georgia.

Conservation Status

Review Date1988-08-04

Change Date1988-08-04

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNU

Province	Rank	Native
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
New York	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNA	No
Texas	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	SNA	No
Georgia	S3	Yes
South Carolina	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Florida	SNR	Yes
Oklahoma	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Alexander Springs Creek	Ocala National Forest	2,954

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Riefner, R.E., and A.R. Smith 2009. Salvinia minima and S. oblongifolia (Salviniaceae) new to California, with notes on the S. auriculata complex. J. Bot Res. Inst. Texas 3(2): 855-866.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2025. Flora of the southeastern United States Web App. Edition of February 18, 2025. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Online. Available: https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu (accessed 2025).