Azolla rubra

Red Water Fern at Belconnen, ACT

Azolla rubra at Belconnen, ACT - 16 May 2022
Azolla rubra at Belconnen, ACT - 16 May 2022
Azolla rubra at Belconnen, ACT - 16 May 2022
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Azolla filiculoides 16 May 2022 AlisonMilton

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The water fern famous in the Bruce 'Pink' pond has tragically made its way to Lake Ginninderra and is already spreading. How far will it spread? Should it be removed or is that that even now possible?

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   18 May 2022
I spoke with a gentleman at the lake this morning. There is a plan in place to suck all these weed out of the lake next month. Then using drones to spray orange citrus to kill off any remnant weeds. They have already done this at the infamous Bruce pink pond two weeks ago. No more pink pond!

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Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

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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