Azolla pinnata

Characteristics

Pteridophytes
Azolla pinnata R.Br.
FEATHERED MOSQUITOFERN
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Studies by Madeira et al. (2013) indicate that subsp. pinnata is naturalized in Florida.
Not Native OBL (NWPL)

Classification

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SALVINIALES
Azolla pinnata R.Br. - FEATHERED MOSQUITOFERN

Citation

AZOLLA PINNATA R. Brown, Prodr. 167. 1810.
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TYPE: AUSTRALIA: Richmond, Hawkesbury, 1804, Brown 134 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by R. M. K. Saunders & K. Fowler, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 109. 348. 1992.

Species Distribution Map

Plant Photos

Azolla pinnata - 95
Azolla pinnata - Greg Braun View Full Size
Azolla pinnata - 95
Azolla pinnata - Greg Braun View Full Size
Azolla pinnata - 147
Azolla pinnata - Joshua Campbell View Full Size
Azolla pinnata - 95
Azolla pinnata - Greg Braun View Full Size