Native plant · AZOLLACEAE
Azolla filiculoides
AMERICAN WATERFERN; PACIFIC MOSQUITOFERN; water fern
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Azolla filiculoides. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Azolla filiculoides
- Family
- AZOLLACEAE
- Genus
- Azolla
- Order
- SALVINIALES
- Classification
- Pteridophytes
- Recorded status
- Native; OBL (NWPL)
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Lee; DeSoto; Collier; Polk; Sumter; Volusia; Pinellas; Lake; Hillsborough; Citrus; Hernando; Marion; Flagler; Glades; St. Lucie; Manatee; Sarasota; Brevard; Hendry; Broward; Okeechobee; Indian River; Pasco
Where documented in Florida
Lee; DeSoto; Collier; Polk; Sumter; Volusia; Pinellas; Lake; Hillsborough; Citrus; Hernando; Marion; Flagler; Glades; St. Lucie; Manatee; Sarasota; Brevard; Hendry; Broward; Okeechobee; Indian River; Pasco
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.