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Azolla sp.

Water Fern at Fyshwick, ACT

Azolla sp. at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Jun 2017
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Identification history

Azolla sp. 12 Jun 2017 dcnicholls
Azolla sp. 12 Jun 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Azolla filiculoides 11 Jun 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 10 Jun 2017 roymcd

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ID request for the thousands of small pinky coloured plants. Thanks, Roy.

4 comments

   11 Jun 2017
Thanks Roy
dcnicholls wrote:
   11 Jun 2017
Can't rule out A. pinnata, as the photo doesn't show the pinnae. Need more detailed image.
   12 Jun 2017
Hi David
Would you allow Azolla sp. in the ferns section?
dcnicholls wrote:
   13 Jun 2017
Not a bad idea. The two species are tricky to separate at times and I wonder if they don't hybridise.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • > 10,001 Abundance
  • 6 Jun 2017 04:17 PM Recorded on
  • roymcd Recorded by

Species information

  • Azolla sp. Scientific name
  • Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 615.59m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
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