Red Water Fern at Fyshwick, ACT
Identification history
| Azolla rubra | 21 Jul 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 20 Jul 2025 | Tawny4 |
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User's notes
Uncountable number floating on water amongst reeds. Pink in colour if growing in sunshine and less pink in shaded areas.
1 comment
JaneR
wrote:
20 Jul 2025
Believe it or not, but this is an aquatic fern. And yes, the colour is lovely.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159521-35.316356
- Altitude 581.0m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 20 Jul 2025 12:53 PM Recorded on
- Tawny4 Recorded by
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Collections
Tawny4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Ferns and Clubmosses Plants Azolla rubra
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
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Synonyms
Azolla filiculoides Azolla rubra Azolla filiculoides var. rubra
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