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Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum

not marked as a favorite taxon Myriophyllum verticillatum Linnaeus. Common name: Whorled Water-milfoil. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Quiet waters. Distribution: A circumboreal species, south in North America to Delaware, Maryland, n. West Virginia, Indiana, Nebraska, Texas, and California.

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Subgenus: Myriophyllum. Section: Myriophyllum. Subsection: Isophylleae.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, FNA10, G, GrPl, K1, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, S13, Tx, Aiken (1981), Crow & Hellquist (2000a), Moody & Les (2010); > Myriophyllum verticillatum L. var. intermedium W.D.J. Koch — F; > Myriophyllum verticillatum L. var. pectinatum Wallroth — F, Il, Tat. Basionym: Myriophyllum verticillatum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Myriophyllum verticillatum - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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