Azolla
See also: azolla
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Azolla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salviniaceae – atypical ferns resembling duckweeds.
Synonyms edit
- (genus): mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Polypodiophytina - subphylum; Polypodiopsida - class; Salviniales - order; Salviniaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Azolla filiculoides (azolla, large mosquito fern, Pacific azolla, red azolla, red-water fern, water fern) - type species; Azolla caroliniana (fairy-moss, mosquito fern, mosquito-plant, eastern mosquito fern, Carolinian mosquito fern), Azolla cristata (Mexican mosquito fern, water velvet), Azolla nilotica (Nile azolla), Azolla pinnata (ferny azolla, Pacific azolla, feathered mosquito fern), Azolla rubra (red azolla, Pacific azolla) - other extant species
References edit
Azolla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Azolla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Azolla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
