Azolla caroliniana Willd.
eastern mosquito fern (Carolina mosquitofern)
Azollaceae (Azolla family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
eastern mosquito fern (Carolina mosquitofern)
Azollaceae (Azolla family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Delicate aquatic fern floating on water surface, plants usually 0.5-1 cm long, dichotomously branched almost throughout; fronds rather widely spaced.
Leaves:
Scarcely overlapping, the upper lobes usually 0.5-0.6 mm long.Sporocarps Borne on floating lobes; hooked hairs without cross-walls; megaspores unknown. vol5_8
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia