Azolla mexicana Calflora

Taxon Report

Azolla mexicana C. Presl

(not an active name)

Mexican mosquito fern, Mexican mosquitofern

Azolla mexicana is a fern that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~166 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Azolla
Family:	Azollaceae
Category:	fern
PLANTS group:	Fern
Jepson eFlora section: fern

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

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JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Azolla microphylla

Information about Azolla mexicana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (AZME) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).