EPPO Global Database

Salvinia molesta(SAVMO)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/022) : first found in 2014 in a ravine called Barranco de Azuaje on the island of Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias).

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/242) : present in Iberian peninsula.
References
* Rodríguez-Merino A (2023) Identifying and managing areas under threat in the Iberian Peninsula: An invasion risk atlas for non-native aquatic plant species as a potential tool. Plants 12, 3069. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12173069

* Salas-Pascual M, Vega GQ (2016) Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitch. (Salviniaceae), Nueva Cita Para Canarias Y España. Botanica Macaronésica 29, 73-81.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
France Present, few occurrences view...
France Mainland France Present, few occurrences view...
France Corse Present, few occurrences view...
Portugal Present, few occurrences view...