Azollaceae - Red duckweed

Japanese: アカウキクサ科 - あかうきくさか
Azollaceae - Red duckweed

…A small, floating, herbaceous fern of the Azollaceae family that grows in rice fields, ponds, and castle moats. It is called red floating fern because the plant is reddish in color, and this species is called mosquito fern because it resembles a mosquito.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Azollaceae family" are 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。…

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