Myriophyllum sibiricum
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Myriophyllum sibiricum | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Haloragaceae |
Genus: | Myriophyllum |
Species: | M. sibiricum
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Myriophyllum sibiricum | |
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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. The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long which grows above the water's surface.
References
- ^ "Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ NRCS. "Myriophyllum sibiricum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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