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Learn more about Carolina Mosquito-fern from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Monilophytes (ferns): Leptosporangiate Ferns (true ferns): Salviniales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Azolla caroliniana
FAMILY
Salviniaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Azolla caroliniana
FAMILY
Azollaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Taxonomy of the American Azolla species (Azollaceae) (Evrard & Van Hove, 2004)
Azolla filiculoides
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 015-01-001:
Azolla caroliniana
FAMILY
Azollaceae
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Mosquito-fern, Eastern Mosquito-fern, Water Fern
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Keith Bradley kab_a_caroliniana_75355b
September Miami-Dade County FL
Plants dark red to green, free-floating, ca. 1cm wide, often in dense mats, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
aquatic plants