Plants Profile for Myriophyllum sibiricum (shortspike watermilfoil)

General Information
Symbol:	MYSI
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Haloragaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	AK N CAN N GL N L48 N SPM N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
MYEX	Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald
MYEXM	Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald var. magdalenense (Fernald) Á. Löve
MYMA6	Myriophyllum magdalenense Fernald
MYSPE2	Myriophyllum spicatum L. ssp. exalbescens (Fernald) Hultén
MYSPS	Myriophyllum spicatum L. ssp. squamosum Laest. ex Hartm.
MYSPC	Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. capillaceum Lange
MYSPE	Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps.
MYSPS2	Myriophyllum spicatum L. var. squamosum (Laest. ex Hartm.) Hartm.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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
Species	Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom. – shortspike watermilfoil

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New Jersey common water-milfoil Endangered
Ohio American water-milfoil Threatened
Pennsylvania Myriophyllum exalbescens northern water-milfoil Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Alaska	OBL
Arid West	OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	OBL

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (MYSI)
CalPhotos (MYSI)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYEX)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYEXM)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYMA6)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYSI)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYSPC)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYSPE)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYSPE2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYSPS)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (MYSPS2)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (MYSI)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (MYSI)
Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn) (MYSI)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium (MYSI)

Wildlife

Food

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Cover

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Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover