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Sighting 3377664

Azolla (genus)

water fern at Fyshwick, ACT

Azolla (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jun 2017 04:17 PM
Azolla (genus) at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jun 2017 04:17 PM
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Identification history

Azolla (genus) 12 Jun 2017 dcnicholls
Azolla (genus) 12 Jun 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Azolla filiculoides 11 Jun 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 10 Jun 2017 roymcd

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

4 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   11 Jun 2017
Thanks Roy
dcnicholls wrote:
   11 Jun 2017
Can't rule out A. pinnata, as the photo doesn't show the pinnae. Need more detailed image.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   12 Jun 2017
Hi David
Would you allow Azolla sp. in the ferns section?
dcnicholls wrote:
   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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Species information

  • Azolla (genus) Scientific name
  • water fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 626.41m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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