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Red Azolla

Azolla rubra

Red Azolla
Photo: john_barkla, CC BY 4.0
Family
Salviniaceae (Salvini family)
Grows as
Fern, Aquatic
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Australia, New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Azolla rubra, known commonly as red azolla and Pacific azolla, is a species of aquatic fern native to Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it is also known by its Māori names returetu, roturotu, kārearea and kārerarera.

Where it grows

Azolla rubra is found in Australia and New Zealand. Its range is thought to extend to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Japan.

Other Azolla plants

Carolina mosquitofern · Pacific mosquitofern · Mexican mosquitofern · Azolla nilotica · Feathered mosquitofern · Azolla primaeva · Mosquitofern

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Azolla rubra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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