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Azolla pinnata R. Br.
feathered mosquitofern
Symbol: AZPI
Group: Fern
Family: Azollaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration:
U.S. Nativity: Cultivated, or not in the U.S.

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Related Taxa:
Azolla pinnata R. Br.

View 1 genus in Azollaceae, 4 species in Azolla

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Classification:
Azolla pinnata R. Br.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Division Pteridophyta – Ferns
             Class Filicopsida –
                Order Hydropteridales –
                   Family Azollaceae – Azolla family
                      Genus Azolla Lam. – mosquitofern
                         Species Azolla pinnata R. Br. – feathered mosquitofern

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Noxious Weed Information:
Azolla pinnata R. Br.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
United States:
        mosquito fern     Noxious weed
Alabama:
        mosquito fern     Class A noxious weed
California:
        mosquito fern     Quarantine
Massachusetts:
        mosquito fern     Noxious weed
North Carolina:
        feathered mosquitofern     Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
        mosquito fern     Quarantine
South Carolina:
        mosquito fern     Invasive aquatic plant
        pinnate mosquito fern, mosquito fern     Plant pest
Vermont:
        mosquito fern     Class A noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Azolla pinnata R. Br.
        feathered mosquitofern
        mosquito fern
        water velvet
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
US   Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2002. Federal Noxious Weed List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/noxweed.html, October 20, 2003). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
 
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 45 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Azolla pinnata R. Br.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 181820.

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Related Web Sites:
Azolla pinnata R. Br.

    NC-Aquatic Weed Fact Sheet (NCSU)
    Photographs from Thailand
    U.S. Federal Noxious Weed Regulations

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