Salviniaceae |
Azolla caroliniana Willd.
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- Common Name: Mosquito Plant
- Family: Salviniaceae Reichb.
- Country of Origin: Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies
- Habitat: still water - ponds and marshes
- Description: Azolla is a moss-like, free-floating fern widely distributed throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. Azollas live symbiotically with the blue-green alga, Anabaena, which inhabits a small cavity found in the base of each leaf.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198501201
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2306 - Aquatics - Collections & Research
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-07-2008
Classification:- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
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- Order: Salviniales
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- Family: Salviniaceae
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