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Red Azolla

Azolla rubra

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 82, February 65, March 75, April 112, May 47, June 52, July 55, August 36, September 69, October 79, November 73, December 83.
New Zealand828
Australia715
Victoria374
Canterbury Region363
New South Wales153
Wellington Region117
Manawatu-Wanganui Region71
Otago Region70
South Australia69
Australian Capital Territory36

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderSalviniales
Familywater fern family · Salviniaceae
GenusMosquito Ferns · Azolla

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Remember the name next time.

Practise Red Azolla with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.