Azolla rubra

Azolla rubra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Salviniales
Family: Salviniaceae
Genus: Azolla
Species:
A. rubra
Binomial name
Azolla rubra
R.Br.

Azolla rubra, known commonly as red azolla and Pacific azolla, is a species of aquatic fern native to Australia and New Zealand.[1] In New Zealand, it is also known by its Māori names returetu, roturotu, kārearea and kārerarera.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Help with floating fern". Te Papa's Blog. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2019-09-08.