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Sighting 4374615

Azolla rubra

Red Water Fern at Thurgoona, NSW

Azolla rubra at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Mar 2021 11:04 AM
Azolla rubra at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Mar 2021 11:04 AM
Azolla rubra at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Mar 2021 11:04 AM
Azolla rubra at Thurgoona, NSW - 8 Mar 2021 11:04 AM
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Identification history

Azolla rubra 11 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 8 Mar 2021 Alburyconservationcompany

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Not sure about this one, floating aquatic plant - brownish colour.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   11 Mar 2021
Bit hard to tell from the photo which water fern it is but I think Azolla rubra is more likely than Azolla pinnata - both are native

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Sighting information

Species information

  • Azolla rubra Scientific name
  • Red Water Fern Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1052.77m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Azolla filiculoides Azolla rubra Azolla filiculoides var. rubra

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