Mosquito fern

Japanese: mosquito fern(英語表記)mosquitofern
Mosquito fern

…A small, floating, herbaceous fern of the Azollaceae family that grows in rice fields, ponds, and castle moats. The plant is called red floating fern because of its reddish color, and this species is called mosquito fern because of its resemblance to a mosquito. The stem is densely branched in a pinnate shape, triangular in shape, and 1 to 1.5 cm long. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "mosquito fern" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…水田,池沼,城濠などに生えるアカウキクサ科の小さな浮遊性草本のシダ植物。植物体は赤色を帯びているので,赤浮草と呼ばれ,蚊に似ているところからこの類はmosquito fernといわれる。茎は密に羽状に分枝して,全体が三角形になり,長さは1~1.5cmである。…

※「mosquito fern」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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