Salviniaceae
Water spangles
Salvinia minima
- Family
- Salviniaceae
- Genus
- Salvinia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Cantonese
- 蜈蚣萍
- Chinese
- 小槐叶蘋
- English
- Water spangles
- Persian
- سالوینیا مینیما
Synonyms
- Salvinia minima var. gaillardiana Maury
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeffdelonge at French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laxskinn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Claire Herzog, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.