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Salviniaceae
Azolla

not marked as a favorite taxon Azolla microphylla Kaulfuss. Common name: Mexican Mosquito Fern. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Stagnant fresh waters. Distribution: Mostly w. North America (east to the Mississippi River areas of MN and WI south to AR and w. TN; also e. and s. TX); Mexico to South America.

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Section: Azolla.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Mex, TxFerns, Reid, Plunkett, & Peters (2006); = Azolla cristata Kaulf. — Evrard & Van Hove (2004); = Azolla filiculoides ssp. cristata — POWO; < Azolla cristata Kaulf. — K4; < Azolla filiculoides Lam. — K4; > Azolla mexicana C.Presl — Ar, Can, ETx1, FNA2, GrPl, Il, Meso1, Mo1, NS, Tx; > Azolla microphylla Kaulf. — Meso1. Basionym: Azolla microphylla Kaulf. 1824

Links to other floras: > Azolla mexicana - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Azolla microphylla© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
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