Azolla filiculoides
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Botanical Name: Azolla filiculoides
Common Name: American Water Fern or Mosquito Fern
- This is a small free-floating, perennial fern that forms clusters of soft leaves and floats on pond or bog surfaces. It turns red-purple in the fall. Spreads quickly if happy.
- Plant Family: Azollaceae
- Plant Type: Aquatic
- Height by Width: less than 1"
- Growth Habit: Floating, spreading
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Part sun to part shade
- Soil Preference: None, lives on Water
- Water Requiremenets: Needs to be in water
- Cold Hardy to: 15 degrees F
- Flower Season: N/A
- Flower Color: N/A
- Endangered? Not listed
- Distribution: California Floristic Province, Great Basin Floristic Province
- Natural Habitat: Common. Ponds, slow streams, wet ditches
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