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Myriophyllum spicatum

Myriophyllum spicatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species:
M. spicatum
Binomial name
Myriophyllum spicatum
L., 1753
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Myriophyllum pusillum Blume (1850)
    • Myriophyllum spicatum var. baicalense Czepinoga (2008)
    • Myriophyllum spicatum var. majus Hartm. (1820)
    • Myriophyllum spicatum var. minus Gray 1822)
    • Myriophyllum spicatum var. tenellum Hartm. (1820)
    • Myriophyllum verticillatum subsp. spicatum (L.) Bonnier & Layens (1894)

Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian watermilfoil[3] or spiked water-milfoil) is a submerged aquatic plant which grows in still or slow-moving water. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but has a wide geographic and climatic distribution among some 57 countries, extending from northern Canada to South Africa.[4] It is considered to be a highly invasive species.[4]

  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2019). "Myriophyllum spicatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T164481A120202935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T164481A120202935.en. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Myriophyllum spicatum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Myriophyllum spicatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Myriophyllum spicatum (spiked watermilfoil)". CABI. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

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