OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Myriophyllum aquaticum   FAMILY Haloragaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myriophyllum aquaticum   FAMILY Haloragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 138-02-001:

Myriophyllum brasiliense   FAMILY Haloragaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Parrot-feather


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Myriophyllum aquaticum   FAMILY Haloragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myriophyllum aquaticum   FAMILY Haloragaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 138-02-001:
Myriophyllum brasiliense   FAMILY Haloragaceae

 

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1970

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Ditches, slow-moving rivers, pools, ponds, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: South America

Common (rare in Mountains)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Leaves well-developed: pinnately divided with filiform segments
Whorls of 3-6, all similar, mostly emersed

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
4 sepals
4 petals or petals absent
4-8 stamens
Inferior ovary
Usually bisexual & staminate in the same inflorescence

Flowers in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall

 

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