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Myriophyllum L.
watermilfoil

       
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Myriophyllum L.

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Distribution:
Myriophyllum L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Myriophyllum L.

View 4 genera in Haloragaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum alterniflorum
alternateflower watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum aquaticum
parrot feather watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum farwellii Morong. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum farwellii
Farwell's watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum heterophyllum
twoleaf watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum hippuroides Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray. .
Myriophyllum hippuroides
western watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum humile (Raf.) Morong. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum humile
low watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum laxum Shuttlw. ex Chapm.. .
Myriophyllum laxum
loose watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum pinnatum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum pinnatum
cutleaf watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum quitense Kunth. .
Myriophyllum quitense
Andean watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum sibiricum
shortspike watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum spicatum L.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum spicatum
Eurasian watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum tenellum Bigelow. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum tenellum
slender watermilfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum ussuriense (Regel) Maxim.. .
Myriophyllum ussuriense
Russian water-milfoil
Distribution of Myriophyllum verticillatum L.. . Image Available.
Myriophyllum verticillatum
whorl-leaf watermilfoil
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Classification:
Myriophyllum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Haloragales
Family Haloragaceae – Water Milfoil family
Genus Myriophyllum L. – watermilfoil
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Myriophyllum L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin         Minor      

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Myriophyllum L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27034.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

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Myriophyllum L.

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