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Myriophyllum simulans
Myriophyllum simulans is an aquatic or semi-aquatic water milfoil from southeastern Australia that grows submerged or emergent in ponds, streams and muddy margins. Keep its roots wet or submerged, and give it full sun.
Myriophyllum simulans is a species of water milfoil native to southeastern Australia where it grows in aquatic habitat such as ponds and streams, as well as muddy or swampy soil. Highly variable, it closely resembles M. variifolium.
Alternateflower watermilfoil · Parrot feather watermilfoil · Upright Water Milfoil · Western watermilfoil · Myriophyllum implicatum · Myriophyllum indicum · Cutleaf watermilfoil · Red Stemmed Parrot's Feather · Shortspike watermilfoil · Spiked Water-milfoil · Myriophyllum variifolium · Whorl-leaf watermilfoil
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Myriophyllum simulans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
