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Azolla pinnata
(feathered mosquitofern)
Plants
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID242678
GroupPlants
GenusAzolla
Speciespinnata
Common Namefeathered mosquitofern
StateFL
CountyPalm Beach
LocalitySouth Indian River Water Control District drainage canal system in unincorporated Jupiter, Florida
HUC8 NameEverglades
HUC8 Number3090202
Latitude26.9342246
Longitude-80.094208
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long AccuracyApproximate
Map
Day15
Month6 (June)
Year2007
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Contact[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathwayhitch hiker
Alt Pathwaydispersed
Alt2 Pathwayreleased
Statusestablished
Reference #1
Ref. Number17274
AuthorFerriter, A., B. Doren, R. Winston, D. Thayer, B. Miller, B. Thomas, M. Barrett, T. Pernas, S. Hardin, J. Lane, M. Kobza, D. Schmitz, M. Bodle, L. Toth, L. Rodgers, P. Pratt, S. Snow and C. Goodyear.
date2008
titleDraft South Florida Environmental Report: Chapter 9 - The status of nonindigenous species in the South Florida environment.
publisherSouth Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida.
pages97 pp.
CommentsFDEP and the Indian River Water Control District are mounting containment treatments to try to restrict the population from wider establishment.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater





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