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Division: Polypodiophyta

Family: Salviniaceae

Specific Epithet: Salvinia natans

Common Name: Floating Fern

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses: This free floating aquatic fern has no acutual roots.

Cultural Requirements:

Origin: Europe to Siberia and Malaysia

Number of Specimens: 1

Other Names: Salvinia rotundifolia

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