Azolla filiculoides

Azolla filiculoides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salviniales 

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

Familia: Salviniaceae
Genus: Azolla
Species:

Name

Azolla filiculoides Lam., Encycl. 1: 343 (1783).

Synonyms

  • Heterotypic
    • Azolla magellanica Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 5: 541 (1810).
    • Azolla squamosa Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2.: 125 (1810).
    • Azolla arbuscula Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 178 (1827).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden.
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland.
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Croatia).
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Egypt, Morocco.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands.
    • Regional: South Tropical Africa
      • Zimbabwe.
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces, Lesotho, Namibia, Free State, Northern Provinces.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Tadzhikistan.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iraq, Palestine, Türkiye.
    • Regional: China
      • China Southeast.
    • Regional: Eastern Asia
      • Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Indian Subcontinent
      • Assam, India, Nepal, Pakistan.
    • Regional: Malesia
      • Jawa, Malaya.
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: North-Central Pacific
      • Hawaii.
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Subarctic America
      • Alaska.
    • Regional: Western Canada
      • British Columbia.
    • Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon, Washington.
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • Texas.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Venezuelan Antilles.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Venezuela.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Paraguay, Uruguay.
  • Continental: Antarctic
    • Regional: Subantarctic Islands
      • Tristan da Cunha.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • suomi: Limaskasaniainen
  • svenska: Mossbräken
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