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Azolla pinnata R. Br. subsp. pinnata
Feathered mosquito fern

Azolla pinnata
Copyright by: Sabrina Carle, 2019
Riverbend Park, Palm Beach County, FL, USA
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Family: Azollaceae

Group: Pteridophyte

Substrate: Freshwater Aquatic

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Native to the Old World; sparingly naturalized and invasive in the southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Assumed to be Cultivated

Other data on Azolla pinnata subsp. pinnata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Azolla pinnata subsp. pinnata has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Riverbend Park Present Not Native, Naturalized

Azolla pinnata subsp. pinnata has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Not Native, Naturalized
Martin County Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County Not Native, Naturalized


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Azolla pinnata
Copyright by: Sabrina Carle, 2019
Riverbend Park, Palm Beach County, FL, USA
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Azolla pinnata
Copyright by: Sabrina Carle, 2019
Riverbend Park, Palm Beach County, FL, USA