Quick Facts

• Scientific name: Azolla pinnata
• Origin: Australia, Southeast Asia, East Africa
• Introduction:Mid-2000s, aquatic garden trade
• Aquatic community: Floating
• Habitat: Quiescent waters
• Distribution: Peninsular Florida, many South FL canals
• Management effort: Eradication in public lakes Eradication/contain in canal systems
  
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