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Azolla filiculoides

Lam.

Large Mosquito Fern

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152880
Element CodePPAZO01020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumFilicinophyta
ClassFilicopsida
OrderSalviniales
FamilySalviniaceae
GenusAzolla
Other Common Names
Azolle fausse-filicule (FR) Pacific mosquitofern (EN) Pacific Mosquito Fern (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2011-11-01
Change Date1988-07-28
Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (5/96)
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
AlaskaSNANo
OregonSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
HawaiiSNANo
TexasSNRYes
NevadaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
ArizonaS2Yes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
WellsvilleWasatch-Cache National Forest1,717
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Valier, K. 1995. Ferns of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI.