Biology:Myriophyllum sibiricum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the family Haloragaceae

Myriophyllum sibiricum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Haloragaceae
Genus: Myriophyllum
Species:
M. sibiricum
Binomial name
Myriophyllum sibiricum
Kom.
Synonyms[1]

Myriophyllum sibiricum is a species of water milfoil known by the common names shortspike watermilfoil,[2] northern watermilfoil, and Siberian water-milfoil. It is native to Russia , China , and much of North America, where it grows in aquatic habitat such as ponds and streams. It generally grows over a meter long, its green stem drying white. It is lined with whorls of fanlike green leaves divided into many narrow, feathery lobes.

Description

The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long which grows above the water's surface.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4477421 entry