Azolla pinnata subsp. africana (Desv.) R.M.K.Saunders & K.Fowler

Subspecies

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Characteristics

An annual herb. It grows 0.01-0.05m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer present
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder green manure
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Azolla pinnata subsp. africana world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Benin, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17546020-1
WFO ID wfo-0001221608
COL ID 5FVYG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Azolla africana Azolla guineensis Azolla pinnata var. africana Azolla pinnata subsp. africana