Synonym

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Meaning of Scientific Name

Azolla: from the Grek azo (to dry) and olluo (to kill), referring to the plant's high moisture requirements; caroliniana: of or from Carolina (U.S.)

Native Plant

No

Life Form

Perennial Fern, Deciduous, Aquatic, Free-floating

Flowering Period

Summer

Physiographic Province

  ☑ Piedmont  ☑ Coastal Plain

Habitat

Floating on the waters surface, in mill ponds and farm ponds, impoundments, slow moving streams and rivers; primarily of the Coastal Plain, rare in the Piedmont

State Status

Non-indigenous

Piedmont Status

Non-indigenous

Coastal Plain Status

Non-indigenous

Global Status

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Federal Status

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Invasive

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Invasive Watchlist

Yes

Additional Info

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