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Azolla cristata Kaulf.

Helecho mosquito, Mosquito fern

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Pteridopsida

Order
Salviniales

Family
Salviniaceae

Genus
Azolla

Species
cristata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Azolla filiculoides subsp. cristata (Kaulf.) Fraser-Jenk.;

Origin: Native

Distribution

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"Galapagos Species Database, Azolla cristata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25347. Accessed 5 November 2026.