Salvinia, a genus of floating fern commemorates his name.
In 2009 and since, Caney Lakes and the regional Lake Bistineau were again engulfed by the non-native Giant Salvinia fern, which chokes up the water and reduces its level.
They preserve various threatened plants of Bourgogne, and also contain a range of tropical and sub-tropical genera such as Psilotum and Lycopodium, tropical aquatics such as Eichhornia and Salvinia, carnivorous plants including Sarracenia and Darlingtonia, and epiphytes including Bromeliaceae and Orchidaceae.
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Biological control efforts for S. minima have been centered around the tiny salvinia weevil, Cyrtobagous salviniae.
Her most recent poetry collection is Salvinia Molesta (University of Georgia Press, 2008).