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Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl
Mexican mosquitofern
       
Symbol:   AZME  
Group:   Fern  
Family:   Azollaceae  
Duration:   Annual
Perennial 		 
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



 
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Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

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Distribution:
Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WI), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

View 1 genera in Azollaceae, 4 species in Azolla
 

Classification:
Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
Class Filicopsida
Order Hydropteridales
Family Azollaceae – Azolla family
Genus Azolla Lam. – mosquitofern
Species Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl – Mexican mosquitofern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 18009.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
 
 
Time Generated: 11/24/2009 05:38 AM MST  
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