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Water lettuce is a free floating aquatic plant in rosettes of green leaves, rosettes occuring singly or connected to others by short stolons whose origins are uncertain. It forms large, dense floating mats. The plant can adapt to life in ponds, dams, lakes and quiet areas of rivers and streams, but cannot withstand salt water. Still continue with observation whether it is to survive in winter.

Education and awareness are important steps to ensuring the issue with invasive species is well understood and supported by the target communities which lead to the successful implementation of the project. Fostering of public support and participation in the management of invasive alien species in Samoa is one of the activities identified under this project. With financial support from the Global Environment Facility, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment through the Division of Environment and Conservation conducted a comprehensive community consultation program around Upolu and Savaii on the 5th – 19th March, 2014. The program was divided into nine different consultations.