Carolina mosquitofern vs Ferny Azolla

Azolla caroliniana compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina mosquitofern	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order same	Salviniales (Salviniales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family same	Salviniaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus same	Azolla	Azolla
Species	Azolla caroliniana	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

Carolina mosquitofern and Ferny Azolla share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Azolla.

View Genus: Azolla

Conservation Status

Carolina mosquitofern

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina mosquitofern	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina mosquitofern

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

Carolina mosquitofern

The Carolina Mosquitofern (Azolla caroliniana) is a species in the genus Azolla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.