Biology:Myriophyllum mattogrossense
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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum mattogrossense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Haloragaceae |
Genus: | Myriophyllum |
Species: | M. mattogrossense
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Binomial name | |
Myriophyllum mattogrossense Hoehne
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Myriophyllum mattogrossense is native to the wetlands of South America.[1] It is commonly used as an aquarium plant, but is in fact a mostly aquatic herb that can grow to 60 cm in length. In nature, it is found almost exclusively in marshes, ephemeral ponds, streams, or on banks of mud.[2]
References
- ↑ "Myriophyllum mattogrossense - Tropica Aquarium Plants". https://tropica.com/en/plants/plantdetails/Myriophyllummattogrossense(037TC)/28108.
- ↑ "Weed Risk Assessment for Myriophyllum mattogrossensis Hoehne (Haloragaceae)" (PDF). https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/plant_pest_info/weeds/downloads/wra/Myriophyllum-mattogrossensis.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2347746 entry
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