Northern_watermilfoil

<i>Myriophyllum sibiricum</i>

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Species of flowering plant in the family Haloragaceae


Myriophyllum sibiricum is a species of water milfoil known by the common names shortspike watermilfoil,[2] northern watermilfoil, and Siberian water-milfoil. It is native to Russia, China, and much of North America, where it grows in aquatic habitat such as ponds and streams. It generally grows over a meter long, its green stem drying white. It is lined with whorls of fanlike green leaves divided into many narrow, feathery lobes.

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Description

The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long which grows above the water's surface.


References

  1. "Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Myriophyllum sibiricum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.



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