✿Salviniaceae · Azolla
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
Herb-AquaticMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Found in India
- Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Azolla pinnata
- Genus
- Azolla
- Family
- Salviniaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Found in India
- Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“The stem bears many rounded or angular overlapping leaves each 1 or 2 millimeters long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Feathered Mosquito Fern itself; the rest are typical of the Salviniaceae family.
About Feathered Mosquito Fern
Feathered Mosquito Fern (Azolla pinnata) is a species in the Salviniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and 8 other states.
Uses
In practice it is used to deter insects.
Botanical family
Salviniaceae
Salvinia Family
Feathered Mosquito Fern belongs to the Salviniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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