Ammonia
Ammonia or azane is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. The simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a characteristic pungent smell. It is a common nitrogenous waste, particularly among aquatic organisms, and it contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and fertilizers. Ammonia, either directly or indirectly, is also a building block for the synthesis of many pharmaceutical products and...
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ammonia beccarii
speciesAmmonia beccarii
Ammonia batava
speciesAmmonia batava
Ammonia tepida
speciesAmmonia tepida
Ammonia aoteana
speciesAmmonia aoteana
Ammonia parkinsoniana
speciesAmmonia parkinsoniana
Ammonia aberdoveyensis
speciesAmmonia aberdoveyensis
Ammonia veneta
speciesAmmonia veneta
Ammonia pawlowskii
speciesAmmonia pawlowskii
Ammonia advena
speciesAmmonia advena
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 348309.