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Salvinia minima

Salvinia minima

Found in quiet waters. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

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Severe harm

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 35%

Soil moisture
Moist to wet

Do not plant. Listed invasive in Florida.

At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Life cycle · Leaves

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 54 Florida counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Florida. Shared habitat, not food. 107 animals.

All wildlife of Florida

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Salvinia

  • Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
  • Parapoynx allionealisWatermilfoil Leafcutter, Bladderwort Casemaker
  • Samea multiplicalisSalvinia Stem-borer Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
SALVINIACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rankSU
Global rankNot available
FL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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