Azolla filiculoides Lam.

  • Filed As

    Salviniaceae
    Azolla filiculoides Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Boyd 8693, 25 Apr 1996

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Los Angeles Co. Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienega Canyon, south of Liebre Mountain.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3813132

    Occurrence ID: a0ab5f0b-a944-4c05-87c3-3f161a803f7a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Salviniales

  • Family

    Salviniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Azolla filiculoides Lam.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Los Angeles Co.

  • Locality

    Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienega Canyon, south of Liebre Mountain.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 914 - 951 m. (2999 - 3120 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.6792, -118.665

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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, USA
AZOLLACEAE
Azolla filiculoides Lam.
BOTANICAL
GARDE**
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03813132
Liebre Mountains, Knapp Ranch area at upper end of Castaic Creek
drainage in broad alluvial valley at head of Cienega Canyon, south
of Liebre Mountain. Near 34°40’45”N, 118°39’55”W. T7N
R17W W 1/2 SE 1/4 sec. 22, and N 1/2 NE 1/4 sec. 22.
Elevation ca 3000 - 3120 ft.
Broad alluvial valley grading gently to the SSE. Soils saturated
loam to sandy loam, water running on the surface in many areas.
Spring areas with overstory of Baccharis salicifolia, Salix
lasiolepis, S. laevigata, S. exigua, understory of dense stands of
Carex, Anemopsis californica, Juncus mexicana.
Floating aquatic forming dense colonies in areas of shallow open
water and on perpetually wet mud.
Steve Boyd 8693
25 Apr 1996
03813132