Eared Watermoss (Salvinia auriculata)

Salvinia Auriculata, or more commonly know as Eared Watermoss, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Salvinia. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. Salvinia Auriculata or Eared Watermoss's floral region is Puerto Rico.

• Category: Fern
• Genus: Salvinia
• Family: Salviniaceae
• Order: Hydropteridales
• Class: Filicopsida
• Division: Pteridophyta
• Duration: Annual Perennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: PR (I)
• Federal Noxious Status: NW
• Federal Noxious Common Name: giant salvinia
• State Noxious Status: AL (CAW) CA (Q QW) MA (P) OR (Q) SC (ILAP PP) VT (CAW)
• State Noxious Common Name: AL (giant salvinia) CA (giant salvinia salvinia) MA (giant salvinia) OR (giant salvinia) SC (giant salvinia) VT (giant salvinia)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: STATE US
• National Wetland Indicator Status: OBL
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(NI) 3(NI) C(OBL)

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  Eared Watermoss

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  Watermoss

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  Water Spangles

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  Kariba-Weed

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  Floating Watermoss