Salvinia auriculata
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Salvinia auriculata is a species of plant in the Salviniaceae known by the common names eared watermoss,[1] African payal, and butterfly fern.[2] 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.[2]
This species is hard to distinguish from other Salvinia.[3] The plant varies in size depending on how crowded it is among other plants.[4]
This plant has long been known as an invasive species. It had infested the Zambezi River by 1949.[5]
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References
- ^ Salvinia auriculata. USDA Plants Profile.
- ^ a b Salvinia auriculata. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
- ^ Salvinia auriculata. California Department of Food & Agriculture.
- ^ Coelho, F. F., et al. (2000). Density-dependent morphological plasticity in Salvinia auriculata Aublet. Aquatic Botany 66(4) 273-80.
- ^ Hattingh, E. R. (1961). Problem of Salvinia auriculata Aubl. and associated aquatic weeds on Kariba Lake. Weed Research 1(4) 303-06.