Myriophyllum hippuroides | |
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Western watermilfoil (Myriophyllum hippuroides) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Haloragaceae |
Genus: | Myriophyllum |
Species: | M. hippuroides
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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]
Myriophyllum hippuroides | |
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Western watermilfoil (Myriophyllum hippuroides) | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Haloragaceae |
Genus: | Myriophyllum |
Species: | M. hippuroides
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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]