Azolla pinnata
2 Ferny Azolla at Strathnairn, ACT
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| Azolla pinnata | Tapirlord | 2 Sep 2024 | |
| Azolla pinnata | pinnaCLE | 2 Sep 2024 |
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Revisited the Strathnairn Main Pond and netted a few plants from the surface. Refloated a few in a jar of water. Images show the delicate branching on the submerged roots, and the triangular pinnae.
This is same place as sighting 4582902 from 27 Jul. Request my initial suggestion of A. pinnata be reinstated on that record. I increased my estimate of plant numbers to 1-10K since each pinnae corresponds to one plant.
Note of caution for ID in the field - my 3rd image shows the damp plants sitting on the net used to collect them - water surface tension held all fine root branches against the central root - fine branches only became visible when refloated!
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.994700-35.231800
- Places Strathnairn, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 28 Aug 2024 03:24 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Azolla pinnata Scientific name
- Ferny Azolla Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 780m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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