Azolla nilotica

(Azolla nilotica)

Description

Azolla nilotica is a medium sized floating fern, that naturally occurs in the Nile and in eastern and central Africa. It is assigned to the family Salviniaceae.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Polypodiopsida

Order:Salviniales

Family:Salviniaceae

Genus:Azolla

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