Scientific or common name:

Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

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SALVINIACEAE - Floating Fern family Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Mexican mosquitofern

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual, Perennial
 

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: -
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Hydropteridales
Family: Salviniaceae
Genus: Azolla
Species:

1) Azolla caroliniana Willd. 2) Azolla filiculoides Lam. 3) Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl 4) Azolla pinnata R. Br.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WI), CAN (BC)


Map for Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Filicopsida 2) Polypodiopsida

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Families
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1) Anemiaceae (Flowering Fern family) 2) Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) 3) Blechnaceae (Chain Fern family) 4) Cyatheaceae (Tree Fern family) 5) Davalliaceae (Hanging Fern family) 6) Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken Fern family) 7) Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern family) 8) Dryopteridaceae (Wood Fern family) 9) Gleicheniaceae (Forking Fern family) 10) Grammitidaceae (Kihi Fern family) 11) Hymenophyllaceae (Filmy Fern family) 12) Lophosoriaceae (Diamond-leaf Fern family) 13) Lygodiaceae (Climbing Fern family) 14) Marattiaceae (Vessel Fern family) 15) Marsileaceae (Water-clover family) 16) Ophioglossaceae 17) Osmundaceae (Royal Fern family) 18) Parkeriaceae (Water Fern family) 19) Polypodiaceae (Polypody family) 20) Pteridaceae (Maidenhair Fern family) 21) Salviniaceae (Floating Fern family) 22) Schizaeaceae (Curly-grass family) 23) Thelypteridaceae (Marsh Fern family) 24) Vittariaceae (Shoestring Fern family)

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Genera (Salviniaceae)
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1) Azolla (mosquitofern) 2) Salvinia (watermoss)

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Common names (Azolla)
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1) Carolina mosquitofern (Azolla caroliniana) 2) Feathered mosquitofern (Azolla pinnata) 3) Mexican mosquitofern (Azolla mexicana) 4) Pacific mosquitofern (Azolla filiculoides)

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More species:
1) Baccaurea sapida (Roxb.) Müll. Arg. [225]
2) Baccharis angustifolia Michx. [465]
3) Baccharis glutinosa Pers. [130]
4) Baccharis halimifolia L. var. angustior DC. [164]
5) Baccharis pilularis DC. ssp. consanguinea (DC.) C.B. Wolf [154]
6) Baccharis salicina Torr. & A. Gray [302]
7) Bacidia acclinis (Flotow) Zahlbr. [116]
8) Bacidia alpina (Schaerer) Vain. [204]
9) Bacidia aurantiaca Vezda [116]
10) Bacidia coprodes (Körb.) Lettau [102]

27-Apr-2024 - Week-17

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