Azolla caroliniana Willd.

Carolina mosquitofern (en)

Species

Pteridophytes > Salviniales > Salviniaceae > Azolla

Characteristics

Plants rarely fruiting, minute, mostly 5–10 mm wide, dichotomously branched almost throughout; upper lf-lobes 0.5–0.6 mm, much smaller than the lower, not much imbricate; massulae ca 0.3 mm, the glochidia without cross-walls; megaspores unknown in U.S.; 2n=48. floating in still water; Mass. and N.Y. to Fla. and La. on the coastal plain, and up the Mississippi embayment to w. Ky. and (?) s. Ill.; W. Ind. Rare.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.02
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses environmental use fodder insect repellent manure
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Images

Leaf

Azolla caroliniana leaf picture by Alexandre Crégu (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Azolla caroliniana world distribution map, present in Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Germany, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, France, French Guiana, Guyana, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Suriname, Thailand, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17056910-1
WFO ID wfo-0001109619
COL ID 67YLV
BDTFX ID 9056
INPN ID 85468
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Salvinia azolla Azolla bonariensis Carpanthus axillaris Azolla caroliniana Azolla portoricensis Azolla densa