Salviniaceae

Mexican mosquito fern

Azolla cristata Kaulf.

Family: Salviniaceae
Genus: Azolla

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Mexican mosquito fern: Budidaya azollanpada kolam bertingkat dengan pupik hidroponik ABMix memudahkan perawatan pada lahan sempit, nakjn tetap produktif. — Photo: Dxhendra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 冠状满江红, 墨西哥满江红
Czech: Azola mexická
Dutch: Kleine kroosvaren
English: Mexican mosquito fern, Mexican mosquitofern, Mosquito fern

Synonyms

Azolla bonariensis Bertol.
Azolla densa Desv.
Azolla filiculoides subsp. cristata (Kaulf.) Fraser-Jenk.
Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham.
Azolla microphylla Kaulf.
Azolla portoricensis Spreng.
Salvinia azolla Raddi

Photos

Photo: Dxhendra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dxhendra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.