Water Fern Collection

Water fern rhizome, light micrograph
Water fern rhizome. Polarised light micrograph of a section through a rhizome from a water fern (Marselia vestita). Under the epidermis (the outer layer)

Fairy fern (Azolla filiculoides) and Water forget me not (Myosotis scorpioides) in frozen garden pond. Surrey, England, UK. January

Frog (Rana temporaria) spawn amongst invasive Fairy fern (Azolla filiculoides) from garden pond. Photographed in aquarium, controlled conditions. Surrey, England, UK. March

Fern (Salvinia sp. ) leaf hairs
Fern (Salvinia sp.) leaf hairs. Close-up of hair-like structures on the surface of a leaf from a floating fern (Salvinia sp.)

Water fern (Azolla filiculoides) covering the surface of a pond. This aquatic fern forms a symbiotic relationship with a cyanobacterium, enabling it to fix nitrogen from the air

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