Salviniaceae
Family in the Global Pollen Project's Master Reference Collection
Distribution
© Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
Floating Ferns
Free-floating aquatic plants. Rhizome slender, branched, roots absent or simple, borne singly or in fascicles. Leaves either dimorphic, borne in whorls of three (Salvinia) or alternate in 2 rows ( Azolla); veins free or anastomosing. Sporangia in thin-walled sporocarps on submerged leaves or in axils of submerged lobes; heterosporous. © Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings (licence)
See more in the Encyclopedia of Life... Definition
- Genera
- Taxonomic Completion
50.00%
1 of 2 accepted Genera- Global Pollen Project UUID
- 884b0d81-0c88-4ab3-b7f4-a1f4c9b5cdc7
- Botanical Reference
- None available. You can check The Plant List for further information.
Connected data sources
This taxon is currently linked to the following locations.
The Plant ListGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility