EPPO Global Database

Salvinia molesta(SAVMO)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/190) : first identified in water channels and drainage channels opened for field irrigation in 2017 in Muğla–Köyceğiz/Toparlar (Western Türkiye),
References
* Şenol SG, Bozyel D, Pelit NB (2023) A new record of an invasive aquatic fern from Türkiye; Salvinia molesta. EPPO Bulletin 53, 411-415.