Family: Salviniaceae
Pacific mosquitofern
[Azolla caroliniana Willd.]
Etymology: Azolla: name obscure
Plants: annual, aquatic fern either dark green, completely dark red or with just the edges bright red; free-floating or in 1 1/2" thick multi-layered mats
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: annual, aquatic fern either dark green, completely dark red or with just the edges bright red; free-floating or in 1 1/2" thick multi-layered mats
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Fern & Fern Allies: Photos, descriptions, information David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions