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Azolla caroliniana  (eastern mosquito fern)

Photo of Azolla caroliniana by Rosemary Taylor
© Rosemary Taylor (Photo ID #81417)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island Photographer Rosemary Taylor
Habitat Pond surface  
Photo Date February 02, 2019 Upload Date February 03, 2019
Elevation (m)  
UTM Zone # Latitude 49.32
UTM Easting Longitude -124.41
UTM Northing Photo ID # 81417
Notes Identified by Terry Taylor This pond, in the back woods near Highway 4 in Qualicum Beach, was covered in red Azolla, interspersed with patches of bright green duckweed. This image was made by a small pocket camera through a microscope lens.

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