Azolla caroliniana Willd.
Detail
- Family
- Salviniaceae
- Botanical Name
- Azolla caroliniana Willd.
- Common Name
- Eastern Mosquito Fern, Water Fern
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Azolla caroliniana Willd.
- Comments
- A little known reference is: Azolla and its occurrence in Virginia, Brit. Fern Gaz. 10:305-309 (1973). 13 records from 9 counties are reported as new at that time. Since then, this species appears to have become more abundant and migrated inland to some extent.
- Habitat
- Alluvial and tidal swamps, floodplain sloughs and pools, depression ponds, interdune ponds, beaver ponds, old mill ponds, other impoundments, and slackwater along river shores. Frequent in the Coastal Plain; infrequent in the Piedmont and mountains, but often numerous in dense colonies where found.
- Native Status
- Native
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