Salvinia natans (L.) All.

Floating Watermoss

Salviniaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Pteridophytina (Ferns)
Family: Salviniaceae (Watermoss family)
Genus: Salvinia (Watermoss)

Synonyms

Salvinia natans
Marsilea natans

Related species

Salvinia natans (L.) All. - Floating Watermoss

Traits


    Free-floating aquatic plants. plants: with sporo-trophophylls with distinctly segregated generative and vegetative sections. sporangia: in spherical sporocarps, at the base of submerged leaves. spores: heterosporous, differentiated in mega- and microspores. stem: max...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Salvinia natans

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Salvinia natans

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Salvinia natans

Salvinia natans

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters

  • in alkaline habitats

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