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Databases compiled from the Ministry of Primary Industries list of Tropical fish allowed to be imported into New Zealand.
Freshwater Fish A toH.
Freshwater Fish I to Z.
Tropical Marine Fish .
Killifish on list
Marine Invertebrates.
Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians
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Azolla filiculoides var rubra
Azolla Red
- Scientific Name: Azolla filiculoides var rubra
- Origin: New Zealand and Australia
- Temperature (°C): Oct-22
- pH range: 7
- Light: Medium
- Notes: A native free-floating perennial fern that forms a conspicuous red surface on fertile still water. Common in ponds lakes and quiet streams. Has long un-branched roots. The aquatic fern Azolla is the only fern that can fix nitrogen. It does so by virtue of a symbiotic association with a cyanobacterium (Anabaena azollae). Other species, such as A caroliniata are found worldwide are sometimes used as a valuable source of nitrogen for agriculture.
- Propagation: Vegetatively. Small branches break off the parent colony & float away. Can spread quickly in ideal conditions
- Source: FNZAS