Azolla sp.

Water Fern at Fyshwick, ACT

Azolla sp. at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jun 2017
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Identification history

Azolla sp. 12 Jun 2017 dcnicholls
Azolla sp. 12 Jun 2017 michaelb
Azolla filiculoides 11 Jun 2017 michaelb
Unidentified 10 Jun 2017 roymcd

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User's notes

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

4 comments

michaelb 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.
michaelb 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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Sighting information

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

Species information

  • Azolla sp. Scientific name
  • Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 615.59m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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