Common Name: Giant Salvinia
Description: small free floating plants that grow in groups and form thick mats over the top of the water. They can also double in size in in four to ten days under good circumstances.
Reproduction: Giant Salvinia reproduce by fragments that fall off. As well as budding from the plant.
Problems Caused: Giant Salvinia reduces oxygen exchange and negatively effects water quality and ecosystem habitat.
Prevention: In order to prevent Salvinia from entering the ecosystem it is advised to never put aquarium plants into the lakes or wetlands.
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