E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia

Azolla caroliniana Willd.
eastern mosquito fern (Carolina mosquitofern)
Azollaceae (Azolla family)

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Species Information

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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

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Surface of water, garden ponds, sloughs and ditches in the lowland zone; locally frequent in SW BC; introduced from E North America.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is not evaluated, unknown or variable.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Azollaceae
 Flora North America treatment for Azolla caroliniana
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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General References

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Family References
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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-17 5:17:35 AM ]
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