Anna Jowell
@annajowell.bsky.social
Crochet every day.
Plant nerd and naturalist.
2 rescue dogs (brothers) and more critters in our care.
Plant nerd and naturalist.
2 rescue dogs (brothers) and more critters in our care.
There's a fascinating write up on this species here 10000thingsofthepnw.com/2021/09/06/a... - a little tidbit (paraphrased):
These ancient plants have a really cool symbiosis with the cyanobacteria partner Anabaena azolla, which fix nitrogen from the air, converting it to ammonia to feed the plant.
These ancient plants have a really cool symbiosis with the cyanobacteria partner Anabaena azolla, which fix nitrogen from the air, converting it to ammonia to feed the plant.
Azolla filiculoides
Azolla filiculoides Although I had read about these interesting, and rather beautiful, tiny ferns in the family Salviniaceae (water ferns), I had never knowingly found them before yesterday. But re…
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January 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There's a fascinating write up on this species here 10000thingsofthepnw.com/2021/09/06/a... - a little tidbit (paraphrased):
These ancient plants have a really cool symbiosis with the cyanobacteria partner Anabaena azolla, which fix nitrogen from the air, converting it to ammonia to feed the plant.
These ancient plants have a really cool symbiosis with the cyanobacteria partner Anabaena azolla, which fix nitrogen from the air, converting it to ammonia to feed the plant.
On a site visit, this pond at first glance looked quite unsettling. After closer inspection, thanks to iNat app, I confirmed that this is "water fern", or Azolla filiculoides.
I had seen this Azolla at a diff site a while back, also in a pond among deciduous canopy, with beaver activity.
I had seen this Azolla at a diff site a while back, also in a pond among deciduous canopy, with beaver activity.
January 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
On a site visit, this pond at first glance looked quite unsettling. After closer inspection, thanks to iNat app, I confirmed that this is "water fern", or Azolla filiculoides.
I had seen this Azolla at a diff site a while back, also in a pond among deciduous canopy, with beaver activity.
I had seen this Azolla at a diff site a while back, also in a pond among deciduous canopy, with beaver activity.