Azolla rubra

Red Water Fern at Numeralla, NSW

Azolla rubra at Numeralla, NSW - 22 Dec 2019
Azolla rubra at Numeralla, NSW - 22 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Azolla filiculoides 23 Dec 2019 dcnicholls
Azolla filiculoides 23 Dec 2019 JaneR

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User's notes

In bed of Numeralla River: patches and small piles on ground above pools, left by receding water levels, and protected from rapid desiccation by shade from adjacent trees and shrubs.

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Location information

Sighting information

Species information

  • Azolla rubra Scientific name
  • Red Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1052.77m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Azolla filiculoides Azolla rubra Azolla filiculoides var. rubra
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