Myriophyllum hippuroides

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Myriophyllum hippuroides
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Western watermilfoil
(Myriophyllum hippuroides)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species:
M. hippuroides
Binomial name
Myriophyllum hippuroides

Myriophyllum hippuroides is a species of watermilfoil known by the common name western watermilfoil. [1] It is native to the west coast of North America, where it grows in aquatic habitat such as ponds and streams. [1] [2] It generally grows over a meter long, with its stem lined with whorls of fleshy green leaves divided into many narrow lobes. [2] The leafy inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 12 centimeters long which grows above the water's surface. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Myriophyllum hippuroides Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Ceska, Adolf; Ceska, Oldriska (2012). "Myriophyllum hippuroides". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-18.