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Twoleaf watermilfoil

Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Also called Various Leaved Water Milfoil, Broadleaf Water Milfoil, Broadleaf Watermilfoil, Water Milfoil, Broad Leaved Water Milfoil, Two Leaved Water Milfoil, Variable Leaf Water Milfoil

Twoleaf watermilfoil
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0
Family
Haloragaceae (Halorag family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Native range
E. Canada to Guatemala, Cuba
Climate
temperate

About

Myriophyllum heterophyllum (English: twoleaf watermilfoil or broadleaf watermilfoil) is a species from the genus Myriophyllum native to North America. It was first described by André Michaux.

Where it grows

Myriophyllum heterophyllum is endemic to the eastern part of the United States and Canada. In the European Union, the plant has also been found in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Hungary, Sweden and the Netherlands. Citizen science observations also suggests occurrences in the western-part of the United States and Central America.

Other Myriophyllum plants

Alternateflower watermilfoil · Parrot feather watermilfoil · Upright Water Milfoil · Western watermilfoil · Myriophyllum implicatum · Myriophyllum indicum · Myriophyllum mattogrossensis · Cutleaf watermilfoil · Red Stemmed Parrot's Feather · Shortspike watermilfoil · Amphibious Water Milfoil · Spiked Water-milfoil

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myriophyllum heterophyllum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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