Myriophyllum sibiricum
Myriophyllum sibiricum is a species of water milfoil known by the common names shortspike watermilfoil,[1] 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. The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long which grows above the water's surface.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Haloragaceae |
| Genus: | Myriophyllum |
| Species: | M. sibiricum |
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References
- "Myriophyllum sibiricum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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