Mexican Mosquito Fern (Azolla mexicana) wildspecies.ca

At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ferns

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Common Names

English common name:

Mexican Mosquito Fern

French common name:

Azolle du Mexique

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Mexican Mosquito Fern	Azolle du Mexique
2005	Mexican Mosquito-fern	Azolle du Mexique
2010	Mexican Mosquito Fern	Azolle du Mexique
2015	Mexican Mosquito Fern	Azolle du Mexique
2020	Mexican Mosquito Fern	Azolle du Mexique

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Subkingdom

VIRIDIPLANTAE

Infrakingdom

STREPTOPHYTA

Superphylum

Embryophyta

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Subphylum

Polypodiophytina

Class

Polypodiopsida

Subclass

Polypodiidae

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Azolla mexicana	Azollaceae	Hydropteridales
2005	Azolla mexicana	Azollaceae	Hydropteridales
2010	Azolla mexicana	Salviniaceae	Salviniales
2015	Azolla mexicana	Salviniaceae	Salviniales
2020	Azolla mexicana	Salviniaceae	Salviniales

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Imperiled
2005	Imperiled
2010	Imperiled
2015	Imperiled
2020	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - N2
2020	Vulnerable - N3

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present