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Water Fern

Ferns and Fern Allies

Water Fern is a species of small aquatic fern native to the warm temperate and tropical regions of the Americas. It has spread widely beyond its native range and is now also found growing in Europe, North and sub-Saharan Africa, China, Japan, New Zealand, the Caribbean and Hawaii.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Azolla filiculoides 6
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 7
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Mosquito Fern, Species
Source Wikidata: Water Fern

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Azolla filiculoides
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Found In

Acre

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Amazonia

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Bahia

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China

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Fujian

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Guangdong

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Hubei

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Mato Grosso

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Minas Gerais

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Pantanal

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Parana

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Pernambuco

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Rio de Janeiro

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Rio Grande do Sul

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Santa Catarina

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Shanghai

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Sources
1. Azolla filiculoides (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Quote, Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Azolla filiculoides (water fern) is a species of aquatic fern.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ2705087, descriptionView the Source
4. NatureServe Explorer: Azolla filiculoides
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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6. Wikidata: Water Fern
Child Taxon Of: Mosquito Fern, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1128633 (Mosquito Fern)View the Source
7. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Azolla filiculoides
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2650107, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2650107, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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Plants For A Future: Azolla filiculoides
Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Freshwater, Habitats
Quote, In Biome: Freshwater, Habitats
Stagnant and slow moving waters
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