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Milfoils
Myriophyllum
Myriophyllum (watermilfoil) is a genus of about 69 species of freshwater aquatic plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The center of diversity for Myriophyllum is Australia with 43 recognized species (37 endemic). Its name comes from Latinized Greek, "myrio" meaning "ten thousand", or figuratively "too many to count", and "phyllum" meaning "leaf".
56 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Parrot's feather
speciesMyriophyllum aquaticum
Eurasian water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum spicatum
Siberian water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum sibiricum
whorled water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum verticillatum
Broadleaf Water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum heterophyllum
Alternate Water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum alterniflorum
upright water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum crispatum
Myriophyllum propinquum
speciesMyriophyllum propinquum
andean water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum quitense
new zealand water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum triphyllum
Slender Water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum tenellum
Myriophyllum votschii
speciesMyriophyllum votschii
Cutleaf Water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum pinnatum
Myriophyllum pedunculatum
speciesMyriophyllum pedunculatum
Low Water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum humile
Red Water Milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum verrucosum
Myriophyllum robustum
speciesMyriophyllum robustum
Farwell's Water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum farwellii
Myriophyllum gracile
speciesMyriophyllum gracile
Myriophyllum simulans
speciesMyriophyllum simulans
Myriophyllum variifolium
speciesMyriophyllum variifolium
Ussurian water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum ussuriense
Red-stemmed Parrot's Feather
speciesMyriophyllum rubricaule
Myriophyllum papillosum
speciesMyriophyllum papillosum
loose watermilfoil
speciesMyriophyllum laxum
Myriophyllum amphibium
speciesMyriophyllum amphibium
Myriophyllum implicatum
speciesMyriophyllum implicatum
western water-milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum hippuroides
Myriophyllum salsugineum
speciesMyriophyllum salsugineum
Myriophyllum alpinum
speciesMyriophyllum alpinum
Myriophyllum striatum
speciesMyriophyllum striatum
Myriophyllum lophatum
speciesMyriophyllum lophatum
Myriophyllum foveicola
speciesMyriophyllum foveicola
Myriophyllum integrifolium
speciesMyriophyllum integrifolium
Myriophyllum caput-medusae
speciesMyriophyllum caput-medusae
Myriophyllum trachycarpum
speciesMyriophyllum trachycarpum
Myriophyllum austropygmaeum
speciesMyriophyllum austropygmaeum
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
speciesMyriophyllum mattogrossense
Ridged Water-Milfoil
speciesMyriophyllum porcatum
Myriophyllum oguraense
speciesMyriophyllum oguraense
Myriophyllum decussatum
speciesMyriophyllum decussatum
Myriophyllum artesium
speciesMyriophyllum artesium
Myriophyllum muelleri
speciesMyriophyllum muelleri
Myriophyllum callitrichoides
speciesMyriophyllum callitrichoides
Myriophyllum muricatum
speciesMyriophyllum muricatum
Myriophyllum dicoccum
speciesMyriophyllum dicoccum
Red Myriophyllum
speciesMyriophyllum tuberculatum
Myriophyllum tillaeoides
speciesMyriophyllum tillaeoides
Myriophyllum petraeum
speciesMyriophyllum petraeum
Myriophyllum oliganthum
speciesMyriophyllum oliganthum
Myriophyllum latifolium
speciesMyriophyllum latifolium
Myriophyllum trifidum
speciesMyriophyllum trifidum
Myriophyllum mezianum
speciesMyriophyllum mezianum
Myriophyllum indicum
speciesMyriophyllum indicum
Myriophyllum axilliflorum
speciesMyriophyllum axilliflorum
Myriophyllum balladoniense
speciesMyriophyllum balladoniense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.788
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.627
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.280
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60207.