Salviniaceae
Azolla caroliniana Willd.
Azolla caroliniana Willd.
Azolla caroliniana Willd. is a small aquatic fern with cultivation uses including biofertilizer, feed, and ornamental pond planting.
Azolla filiculoides Lam.
Azolla filiculoides Lam.
Azolla filiculoides Lam. is a nitrogen-fixing aquatic fern cultivated for agriculture and water gardens, identifiable by its unicellular leaf trichomes.
Azolla pinnata R.Br.
Azolla pinnata R.Br.
Azolla pinnata is a fast-growing aquatic nitrogen-fixing fern that is invasive in some regions and useful for agriculture.
Azolla rubra R.Br.
Azolla rubra R.Br.
Azolla rubra is an aquatic fern native to Australia and New Zealand, growing in mats on slow-moving water.
Salvinia minima Baker
Salvinia minima Baker
Salvinia minima Baker is a rootless floating aquatic fern that reproduces only asexually via fragmentation.
Salvinia natans (L.) All.
Salvinia natans (L.) All.
Salvinia natans is a floating free aquatic fern with specific native ranges across Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Azolla cristata Kaulf.
Azolla cristata Kaulf.
Azolla cristata Kaulf. is a small nitrogen-fixing aquatic fern used as biofertilizer, feed, and ornamental aquatic plant.
Salvinia auriculata Aubl.
Salvinia auriculata Aubl.
Salvinia auriculata is an American aquatic fern that is invasive in several regions outside its native range.
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