Taxonomy

Division:

Pteridophyta | - Ferns

Family:

Salviniaceae

Genus:

Azolla

Species:

Azolla africana

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Aquatic

Height:

2 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Native Range

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, ZAF, DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

waterfowl, fish

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Propagation & Germination

Stratification:

None required

Notes:

Reproduces primarily vegetatively through fragmentation; spore production rare in cultivation.

Propagation data sourced from Claude AI