Pacific azolla

Scientific name: Azolla filiculoides

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0421

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Habitat

Where it lives

Smithsonian Institution, Flora of the Hawaiian Islands gives the following habitat information for Azolla filiculoides: ponds in Hawaiʻi.

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Wetlands and freshwater

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Sources

1Azolla filiculoides habitat evidenceSRC-C540-B05-HAP5-ENT0421

Where it is found

Azolla filiculoides is the most common Azolla species in Hawaii, where it arrived through an accidental introduction in the early twentieth century.

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1Azolla filiculoides habitat evidenceSRC-C540-B05-HAP5-ENT0421
2GBIF Backbone Taxonomy name match: Azolla filiculoidesSRC-DSC-8C69EE3458
3Azolla filiculoides Lam., World Flora Online Plant List record wfo-0001109620SRC-DSC-EED69571E9
4GBIF vernacular names for Azolla filiculoidesSRC-DSC-F19B3883B3
5Effect on Growth Performance and Nutritive Value of Cultivated Azolla filiculoides (PMID 39464658)SRC-DSC-39845727DF
6Anabaena azollae, the cyanobacterial partner of Azolla filiculoides (PMID 40054109)SRC-DSC-37EE6F36BC
7Azolla, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture ProgramSRC-DSC-9C876FC32B
8Phytoremediation Potential of Azolla filiculoides: Uptake and Toxicity of Seven PFAS (PMID 39110072)SRC-DSC-4BAD3BEDAF

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T085641425 · last approved 8 November 2026

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7Azolla, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture ProgramSRC-DSC-9C876FC32B

Role in the ecosystem

The symbiotic cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae lives inside the fern Azolla filiculoides.

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Azolla filiculoides is used in the phytoremediation of a wide range of pollutants.

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6Anabaena azollae, the cyanobacterial partner of Azolla filiculoides (PMID 40054109)SRC-DSC-37EE6F36BC
8Phytoremediation Potential of Azolla filiculoides: Uptake and Toxicity of Seven PFAS (PMID 39110072)SRC-DSC-4BAD3BEDAF

Relationships with other living things

In a 1977 experiment cited by the University of Hawaii, incorporating a single layer of Azolla filiculoides into paddy-field soil increased the yield by 112 percent compared with the control.

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Sources

7Azolla, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture ProgramSRC-DSC-9C876FC32B

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Pacific azolla

Habitat

Where it lives

Where it is found

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Latest review

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Role in the ecosystem

Relationships with other living things