Azolla (genus)

water fern at Fyshwick, ACT

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Azolla (genus) dcnicholls 12 Jun 2017
Azolla (genus) MichaelBedingfield 12 Jun 2017
Unverified roymcd 10 Jun 2017

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ID request for the thousands of small pinky coloured plants. Thanks, Roy.

4 comments

   11 Jun 2017
Thanks Roy
   11 Jun 2017
Can't rule out A. pinnata, as the photo doesn't show the pinnae. Need more detailed image.
   12 Jun 2017
Hi David
Would you allow Azolla sp. in the ferns section?
   13 Jun 2017
Not a bad idea. The two species are tricky to separate at times and I wonder if they don't hybridise.

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  • > 10,001 Abundance
  • 6 Jun 2017 04:17 PM Recorded on
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