Floating Fern vs Kariba weed

Salvinia nymphellula compared with Salvinia molesta

Key Differences

• Floating Fern is Least Concern while Kariba weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Fern	Kariba weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family same	Salviniaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus same	Salvinia	Salvinia
Species	Salvinia nymphellula	Salvinia molesta

Evolutionary Relationship

Floating Fern and Kariba weed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Salvinia.

Conservation Status

Floating Fern

LC — Least Concern

Kariba weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Fern	Kariba weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Fern

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi.

Kariba weed

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire