Family: Salviniaceae
Azolla filiculoides
Citation:
Lam., Encycl. 1:343 (1783).
Synonymy: Azolla rubra R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 167 (1810); A. filiculoides Lam. var. rubra (R. Br.)Strasburger, Ueber Azolla 78 (1873).
Common name: Red azolla, Pacific azolla, red duckweed.
Description:
Plants ovate in outline, roots simple; pinnae irregularly produced; leaves triangular but apex rounded, margins membranous and translucent; surface smooth, bright-red or green in shaded situations; microsporangiate massulae spherical, prominently barbed all over.
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Image source: fig. 45a in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Portion of branch
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Image source: fig. 45b in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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| Microsporangium on branch
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Image source: fig. 45c in Jessop J.P. & Toelken H.R. (Ed.) 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).
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Published illustration:
Sainty & Jacobs (1981) Waterplants of New South Wales, pp. 70, 72.
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Distribution:
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On ponds and along rivers, often covering extensive areas on non-moving waters.
W.Aust..; Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas. New Zealand; America.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: No flowering time is available |
SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
No text
Author:
Not yet available
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