Azolla caroliniana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salviniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Pteridophyta Classis: Polypodiopsida Ordo: Salviniales

Familia: Salviniaceae
Genus: Azolla
Species:

Azolla caroliniana Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 541 (1810).

Heterotypic
- Carpanthus axillaris Raf., Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 357 (1808).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Thailand, Vietnam.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North.

Willdenow, C.L. 1810. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 5, pars 1. pp. [i]–l, 1–542. Berolini: G.C. Nauk. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

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Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Azolla caroliniana Accessed: 29 Jun 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Azolla caroliniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.