Azolla filiculoides Lam.

Polish name: Azola drobna English name: Mosquito fern

Pteridophyta > Filicopsida > Hydropteridales > Azollaceae

Life form: Fern

Latin synonyms: Azolla caroliniana Willd.

Biology

Diet: Autotroph

Sex dimorphism: Males and females look alike

Native range

(division into regions according to Balon 2000 and IHO 23)

Species distribution

Status

Status in Poland: Uncertain

Control in Poland Not specified.

Local dispersal after introduction to Poland: Unintentionally translocated by man

Impact

Invaded habitats:

  • Eutrophic temporary waters
  • Free-floating vegetation of eutrophic waterbodies
  • Periodically inundated shores with pioneer and ephemeral vegetation

Invasiveness in Poland: Potentially invasive

Mechanism of impact:

  • Competition
    Scale of impact: No data. Affected taxon: not applicable (Class: not applicable)

References

  • Rostański K., Sowa R. 1986-1987. Alfabetyczny wykaz efemerofitów Polski Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 31-32: 151-205.
  • Wołkowycki D. 1999. Azolla filiculoides (Pteridophyta, Azollaceae) w Polsce Fragm. Flor. Geobot. Polonica 6: 165-170.
  • Wołkowycki D. 2000. Różnicowanie i ujednolicanie się flor ruderalnych w warunkach izolacji środowiskowej. Mon. Bot. 87: 1-163.

Author(s): Dan Wołkowycki