Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus
(Water Milfoil, Eurasian Water Milfoil)
Family: Haloragaceae
Status: Exotic, Noxious Weed (Class A, with limited distribution within the state)
Synonyms:
None
Myriophyllum spicatum is found at middle elevations in standing water. It has linear highly dissected
leaves that appear in a whorl around nodes. The stem is pinkish red.
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Myriophyllum spicatum, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, Nov. 17, 2007
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