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Azolla filiculoides
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Osborne Dam RP
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Nyamakari River bridge, Burma Valley
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Musikadzi River, Gorongosa NP, Mozambique
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Musikadzi River, Gorongosa NP, Mozambique
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Lanark Game Park
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Perennial, mat-forming, free-floating aquatic. Rhizomes up to 25 - 35 mm long, branched, bearing roots singly or in clusters of 2-3. Leaves 2-lobed, each lobe 0.5-1.5 mm long, silvery-green, turning red in winter. Dorsal lobe broadly ovate to almost circular, apex rounded, margin translucent; ventral lobe like dorsal lobe but completely translucent. Plant heterosporous. |
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| Notes: | Safrass project: Probability of occurrence in Zambia: VERY HIGH |
| Derivation of specific name: | filiculoides: resembling a fern (from the Latin, filicum for a fern); unclear reference since Azolla does not coincide with the image that one has of a fern |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to tropical South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Peru), but now widespread as a weed in Europe, N America, Australia and New Zealand. |
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| Growth form(s): | Aquatic. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. (1990). Southern African Ferns and Fern Allies. Frandsen, Sandton. Page 83. (Includes a picture). Crouch, N.R., Klopper, R.R., Burrows, J.E. & Burrows, S.M. (2011). Ferns of Southern Africa, A comprehensive guide Struik Nature Pages 214 - 215. (Includes a picture). Henderson, L. (2001). Alien weeds and invasive plants Plant Protection Research Institute Handbook No. 12. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa. Page 19. (Includes a picture). Jacobsen, W.B.G. (1983). The Ferns and Fern Allies of Southern Africa. Butterworths, Durban and Pretoria. Pages 494 - 495. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 5. Roux, J.P. (2001). Conspectus of Southern African Pteridophyta. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report 13 Page 179. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Azolla filiculoidesAfrican Plant Database: Azolla filiculoides
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Azolla filiculoides
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