Pacific Mosquitofern
Azolla filiculoides
- Native to:
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Tristan da Cunha, United States, Uruguay, Venezuelan Antilles
Kurt Stüber [1] (www.kurtstueber.de)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Salviniaceae
- Genus:
- Azolla
- Species:
- Azolla filiculoides
- USDA Symbol:
- AZFI
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 2 cm
- Light Requirements:
- Full Sun
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, fish
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fall Color:
- reddish-brown
Soil Requirements
- Soil Type:
- nutrient-rich, waterlogged, organic soil
- pH:
- 4.5 - 7.5 (acidic to neutral)
- Drainage:
- tolerates poor drainage
- Moisture:
- consistently moist to submerged
- Notes:
- commonly found in still or slow-moving water bodies
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Notes:
- Reproduces primarily vegetatively through fragmentation. Spores rarely observed and germination poorly documented.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI