Mexican Mosquito Fern
Azolla filiculoides subsp. cristata
- Native to:
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, United States
GBIF: Guillaume Léotard
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Pteridophyta | - Ferns
- Family:
- Salviniaceae
- Genus:
- Azolla
- Species:
- Azolla filiculoides subsp. cristata
- USDA Symbol:
- AZMI
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual | Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 3 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- waterfowl, aquatic invertebrates
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fall Color:
- reddish-brown
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Notes:
- Reproduces primarily vegetatively through fragmentation; spores rarely produced in cultivation.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI