Azolla caroliniana Willd.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Cochabamba

• County/Municipio

  Arani Prov.

• Locality

  Laguna Juntutuyu

• Elevation

  Alt. 3360 m. (11024 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.5639, -65.6539

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Ocm 1
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Flora of Bolivia
Family: Azollaceae
Azolla caroliniana Willd.
Determined by: G. Yatskievych, (MO), 1995
Department of Cochabamba
Province of Arani
Laguna Juntutuyu: a large (ca. 300 hectare),
fairly saline lake. Elevation: 3360 m.
S.17°33'50" x W.65°39'14"
Growing throughout the lake.
Extremely abundant at the time of
this visit. However, during the time
of the dry season when cattle enter
the lake to feed, this species
becomes scarce. Vegetation type:
Puna.
April 3, 1995	#1747
Collected by: Nur Ritter & Alberto Zabala Alvarado
Hodgdon Herbarium
University of New Hampshire
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