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Carolina Mosquitofern At Governor Bridge This is a picture of Azolla caroliniana in one of the ponds at the Governor Bridge Natural Area in Bowie, Maryland. Azolla cristata,Fall,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Carolina Mosquitofern At Governor Bridge

This is a picture of Azolla caroliniana in one of the ponds at the Governor Bridge Natural Area in Bowie, Maryland.

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    Christine Young
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    Great spotting!

    I want to update the phylum for the classification of this fern, but am finding conflicting information:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azolla
    https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/8120

    Do you know the correct phylum?     Posted 4 years ago

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The Carolina Mosquitofern

"Azolla cristata " is a species of "Azolla" native to the Americas, in eastern North America from southern Ontario southward, and from the east coast west to Wisconsin and Texas, and in the Caribbean, and in Central and South America from southeastern Mexico south to northern Argentina and Uruguay.

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Similar species: Salviniales
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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By Matthew Beziat

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Uploaded Dec 31, 2020. Captured Dec 4, 2020 15:30 in 17551 Governor Bridge Rd, Bowie, MD 20716, USA.
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  • f/2.4
  • 1/25s
  • ISO250
  • 4.3mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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