Azolla caroliniana
Carolina mosquito fern

Native to Florida

Carolina mosquito fern is the only native Azolla in Florida (Wunderlin, 1998). It is frequent throughout the state, growing in ponds and swamps all year round. Carolina mosquito fern is present throughout the majority of the eastern U.S., and in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada as well (Kartesz, 1999).

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