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Search Term(s): Azolla caroliniana   (1 record found)

SALVINIACEAE
Floating Fern Family
Azolla caroliniana  (eastern mosquito fern)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Azolla: from the Greek azo (to dry) and olluo (to kill), referring to the plant's high moisture requirements; caroliniana: of or from Carolina (U.S.)
Native Plant
No
Life Form
Perennial Fern
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June-August
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Floating on the waters surface, in mill ponds and farm ponds, impoundments, slow moving streams and rivers; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont
State Status
Non-indigenous
Piedmont Status
Non-indigenous
Coastal Plain Status
Non-indigenous
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
Native to the southeast, likely introduced through commercial crayfish farming
Coefficient of Conservatism
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Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
Yes
Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
Ponds, Lakes, and Reservoirs (Millponds)
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