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Label

Accession No. 10293 
Family Azollaceae 
Species Azolla mexicana Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl
Common name "Mexican mosquitofern"
Collector Information W. Cottam  (3919)  07 May 1929
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Locality Geneva, near Utah Lake. 
Ecology Ditches. 

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Azolla mexicana Schlecht. & Cham. ex K. Presl

Common Name(s): Mexican azolla, Mexican mosquitofern.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=18009, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Pteridophyta
                    Class: Filicopsida
                        Order: Hydropteridales
                            Family: Azollaceae
                                Genus: Azolla
                                    Species: Azolla mexicana
                                                                                    

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 10293s3.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 05255s2.jpg 
05255
 specimen image: 07836s2.jpg 
07836

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Links

Taxon Links for species Azolla mexicana  Schltdl. & Cham. ex C. Presl

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Azolla+mexicana

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