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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | MYSP2 |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Haloragaceae |
| Duration: |
Perennial |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Native Status: |
AK I CAN I L48 I |
| Other Common Names: |
spike watermilfoil
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| Data Source and Documentation | |
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Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
| Species | Myriophyllum spicatum L. – Eurasian watermilfoil |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | |
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| 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | |
| Alabama
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class C noxious weed
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| Colorado
Eurasian watermilfoil
B list (noxious weeds)
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| Connecticut
Eurasian watermilfoil
Invasive, banned
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| Florida
Eurasian watermilfoil
Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
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| Idaho
Eurasian watermilfoil
Noxious weed
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| Maine
Eurasian water milfoil
Invasive aquatic plant
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| Massachusetts
Eurasian or European water-milfoil, spike water-milfoil
Prohibited
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| Montana
Eurasian watermilfoil
Category 3 noxious weed
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| Nevada
Eurasian water-milfoil
Noxious weed
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| New Mexico
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class A noxious weed
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| North Carolina
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class B noxious weed
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| Oregon
Eurasian watermilfoil
"B" designated weed
Eurasian watermilfoil
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
Eurasian watermilfoil
Invasive aquatic plant
Eurasian watermilfoil
Plant pest
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| South Dakota
Eurasian water milfoil
Regulated non-native plant species
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| Texas
Eurasian watermilfoil
Noxious plant
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| Vermont
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class B noxious weed
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| Washington
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class B noxious weed
Eurasian watermilfoil
Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Myriophyllum spicatum
Eurasian watermilfoil
myriophylle en epi
spiked water milfoil
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
| Cal-IPC | California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California. |
| FLEPPC | Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida. |
| SEEPPC | Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee. |
| WI | Hoffman, R.and K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Quinlan | Low | Low |
Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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| Quinlan |
Sources
| Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife. Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Anchorage. |
Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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| High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
| Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
| Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
| Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |
