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

References

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


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