Myriophyllum sibiricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species:
M. sibiricum
Binomial name
Myriophyllum sibiricum
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald
    • Myriophyllum exalbescens var. magdalenense (Fernald) Á.Löve
    • Myriophyllum magdalenense Fernald
    • Myriophyllum spicatum var. capillaceum Lange
    • Myriophyllum spicatum var. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps.
    • Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) Hultén

Myriophyllum sibiricum is a species of water milfoil known by the common names shortspike watermilfoil,[2] northern watermilfoil, and Siberian water-milfoil. It is native to Russia, China, and much of North America, where it grows in aquatic habitat such as ponds and streams. It generally grows over a meter long, its green stem drying white. It is lined with whorls of fanlike green leaves divided into many narrow, feathery lobes.

Description

The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long which grows above the water's surface.

References

  1. ↑ "Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Myriophyllum sibiricum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.


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