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Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Azolla filiculoides |
| group | Ferns |
| Family | Azollaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mosquito-fern; mosquito fern; mosquitofern; water-fern; water fern; waterfern; azolla |
| Genus common name(s) | azolla; mosquito-fern; mosquito fern; mosquitofern; fairy moss |
| Species common name(s) | Pacific azolla; Pacific mosquito-fern; Pacific mosquito fern; Pacific mosquitofern; Pacific water-fern; Pacific water fern; Pacific waterfern; large mosquito-fern; large mosquito fern; red water fern; fern-like azolla; fern azolla; fairy moss; duckweed fern; duck-weed fern; duck weed fern; duck fern |
| Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | American azolla is applied to multiple Azolla taxa; floating-fern, floating fern, floating-moss, floating moss, water-fern, water fern, waterfern, American water-fern, American water fern, American waterfern, red duckweed, duckweed, duck-weed, duck weed are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Notes | Pacific is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
