Plant Details

Scientific Name: Azolla pinnata
  • Common Name: Ferny Azolla
  • Type: Free-floating Fern, aquatic Herb
  • Family: AZOLLACEAE
  • Flowers: Ferns do not have flowers or Fruit but produce spores on the backs of their Leaves throughout the year.
  • Vegetation Type: Wallum Woodland. Usually found in still Water in full sun. Freshwater wetlands.
  • Species List: Janet, Batianoff 87, aquatic Plant,

Identification Notes

Branching brittle stems are hidden by Scale-like Leaves. Can be red or green.

  • Azolla pinnata
  • Azolla pinnata
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