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Azolla caroliniana Willd.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Willd. (1810). In: Sp. Pl. 5(1): 541.

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Polypodiopsida
order
Salviniales
family
Salviniaceae
genus
Azolla
species
Azolla caroliniana

Name

Synonyms
Carpanthus axillaris Raf.
Homonyms
Azolla caroliniana Willd.
Common names
Carolina mosquitofern in language.
Carolina mosquitofern in English
Carolina mosquitofern in English
Eastern Mosquito Fern in language.
Großer Algenfarn in German
Kleiner Algenfarn in language.
fairy-moss in English
mosquito fern in language.
mosquito fern in English
mosquito-plant in English
azolle de Caroline in French
eastern mosquito fern in English
Carolina azolla in English
Carolina mosquito fern in English
azolla de Caroline in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Evrard, C., and C. Van Hove, 2004: Taxonomy of the American Azolla species (Azollaceae): a critical review. Systematics and Geography of Plants, vol. 74, no. 2. 301-318.
  2. Imada and Kennedy (2020), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications/pdf/op129p67-92.pdf
  3. Karlsson (2013-09-04 22:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  4. Karlsson (2013-09-04 22:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  5. Proctor, George R., 1989: Ferns of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 1-389.
  6. Species Plantarum,5.:541,1810
  7. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
  8. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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