Carolina Mosquito Fern | Azolla caroliniana in Family Azollaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Floating plants move around with wind and currents, They are not attached to any structure. A good example is water hyacinth. The plant Duck Potato whose botanical name is Sagittaria lanciflora belongs to this class of plant. Floating plants in the wild have a habit of getting out of control and block up water ways at times.

The aquatic plant Azolla caroliniana whose common name is Carolina Mosquito Fern which belongs to the family Azollaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Carolina Mosquito Fern is an annual aquatic which menas it lasts for a single growing season only.

Small brown leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Carolina Mosquito Fern are narrow.

Azolla caroliniana or Carolina Mosquito Fern does not produce any meaningful flowers.

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Azolla caroliniana whose common name is Carolina Mosquito Fernblooms in summer

Azolla caroliniana belongs to the plant family Azollaceae . Like most aquatic plants Carolina Mosquito Fern needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.