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35. Mosquito Ferns (Azolla species) – tiny ‘super plants’

35. Mosquito Ferns (Azolla species) – tiny ‘super plants’ BIODIVERS I TY Vol. 12, No. 2, June 2011, 119–128 BLOSSOMING TREASURES OF BIODIVERSITY Ernest Small and Stephen J. Darbyshire Biodiversity, National Program on Environmental Health, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C6 Mosquito Ferns (often ‘‘Mosquito-ferns’’) are also Introduction frequently called Azolla, Duckweed Fern, Fairy Moss (the plants have a moss-like appearance), Mosquito Biodiversity is threatened by humankind’s continuing Plant and Water Fern. Species of Salvinia are more usurpation of our planet’s physical space and resources, frequently called Water Ferns, so this name should be and the associated damage to the landscape and avoided. The name ‘Mosquito Fern’ is said to have atmosphere. Food production is widely acknowledged arisen because thick mats of floating plants have a to be the most important human activity that needs to reputation for preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs. be addressed in order to mitigate the current biodiver- The curious genus name Azolla is based on the Greek sity and environmental crises. In this contribution we azo, to dryþ ollyo, to kill, an allusion to death from feature obscure plants called Mosquito Ferns, whose drought, which occurs should the plants lose their minute size belies their incredible potential. Nicknamed supply of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biodiversity Taylor & Francis

35. Mosquito Ferns (Azolla species) – tiny ‘super plants’

Small, Ernest; Darbyshire, Stephen J.
Biodiversity , Volume 12 (2): 10 – Jun 1, 2011
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BIODIVERS I TY Vol. 12, No. 2, June 2011, 119–128 BLOSSOMING TREASURES OF BIODIVERSITY Ernest Small and Stephen J. Darbyshire Biodiversity, National Program on Environmental Health, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C6 Mosquito Ferns (often ‘‘Mosquito-ferns’’) are also Introduction frequently called Azolla, Duckweed Fern, Fairy Moss (the plants have a moss-like appearance), Mosquito Biodiversity is threatened by humankind’s continuing Plant and Water Fern. Species of Salvinia are more usurpation of our planet’s physical space and resources, frequently called Water Ferns, so this name should be and the associated damage to the landscape and avoided. The name ‘Mosquito Fern’ is said to have atmosphere. Food production is widely acknowledged arisen because thick mats of floating plants have a to be the most important human activity that needs to reputation for preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs. be addressed in order to mitigate the current biodiver- The curious genus name Azolla is based on the Greek sity and environmental crises. In this contribution we azo, to dryþ ollyo, to kill, an allusion to death from feature obscure plants called Mosquito Ferns, whose drought, which occurs should the plants lose their minute size belies their incredible potential. Nicknamed supply of

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