Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata
- Habit
- Herb-Aquatic
- Found in India
- Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & more
How to identify Feathered Mosquito Fern
Identify Feathered Mosquito Fern by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-aquatic habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tiny floating fern that turns reddish in sunlight, hosts nitrogen-fixing algae.
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular.
- In India, compare location records such as Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Salviniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Feathered Mosquito Fern.
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.
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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