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9 results for family: Salviniaceae. More search options
FamilyScientific Name Common NameHabitatDistributionImage
SalviniaceaeAzollaMosquito Fernimage of plant
SalviniaceaeAzolla carolinianaEastern Mosquito Fern, Water fernStagnant waters of interdune ponds, limesink ponds, old millponds, beaver ponds, floodplain sloughs, often locally abundant.Widespread in the se. United States, extending irregularly north (partly from introductions) into s. New England and MN, and south into the tropics.image of plant
SalviniaceaeAzolla filiculoidesLarge Mosquito FernFreshwater lakes, beaver ponds, artificial impoundments.Native of w. North America, south into Mexico, Central America, South America, e. Asia. This species is reported for e. GA from a freshwater lake on Sapelo Island, McIntosh County (Bates & Browne 1981), presumably as an accidental introduction. Bunch & Hayden (2020) report it for two locations in the Coastal Plain of VA (Chesterfield and Sussex counties). It seems likely to be more widespread that currently reported.image of plant
SalviniaceaeAzolla microphyllaMexican Mosquito FernStagnant fresh waters.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.image of plant
SalviniaceaeAzolla pinnata ssp. asiaticaAsian Mosquito FernStill waters.Native of Asia.
SalviniaceaeSalviniaWater Spanglesimage of plant
SalviniaceaeSalvinia minimaWater SpanglesQuiet waters.Native of the Neotropics.image of plant
SalviniaceaeSalvinia molestaGiant Salvinia, Kariba WeedStill waters of farm ponds, calcareous seepage ponds, and other situations.Native of Brazil. S. molesta has been found at scattered sites in GA (Gwinnett and Lamar counties) (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009), NC (Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Person, Pitt, Sampson, and Wake counties), SC (Colleton County), and VA (Shenandoah County), where it has been subjected to extermination efforts; it will likely be reintroduced (Anonymous 1999, D. Patterson, pers. comm.)image of plant
SalviniaceaeSalviniaceaeFloating Fern Familyimage of plant