PLANTS Profile
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Eurasian watermilfoil
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Myriophyllum spicatum L.
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Distribution:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL , AR, AZ , CA , CO, CT, DE , FL , GA , IA, IL, IN, KY , LA , MA, MD, MI , MN , MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , SC, SD , TN , TX , UT, VA , VT, WA , WI , WV), CAN (BC, NB, ON, QC)
Related Taxa:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
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4 genera in Haloragaceae ,
14 species in Myriophyllum
Classification:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
Noxious Weed Information:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds .
Alabama :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class C noxious weed
Colorado :
Eurasian watermilfoil
B list (noxious weeds)
Connecticut :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Invasive, banned
Florida :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
Idaho :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Noxious weed
Maine :
Eurasian water milfoil
Invasive aquatic plant
Massachusetts :
Eurasian or European water-milfoil, spike water-milfoil
Prohibited
Montana :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Category 3 noxious weed
Nevada :
Eurasian water-milfoil
Noxious weed
New Mexico :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class A noxious weed
North Carolina :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class B noxious weed
Oregon :
Eurasian watermilfoil
"B" designated weed
Eurasian watermilfoil
Quarantine
South Carolina :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Invasive aquatic plant
Eurasian watermilfoil
Plant pest
South Dakota :
Eurasian water milfoil
Regulated non-native plant species
Texas :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Noxious plant
Vermont :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class B noxious weed
Washington :
Eurasian watermilfoil
Class B noxious weed
Eurasian watermilfoil
Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
U.S. Weed Information:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Eurasian watermilfoil
myriophylle en epi
spiked water milfoil
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
STATE
Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states .
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
Cal-IPC
California Invasive Plant Council.
2006.
California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (February 2007).
California Invasive Plant Council.
Berkeley, California.
FLEPPC
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1999.
Invasive plant list (19 October 1999).
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Florida.
SEEPPC
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1996.
Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999).
Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Tennessee.
WI
Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.).
1997.
Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants .
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources.
Madison, Wisconsin.
102pp.
Introduced Information:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
Wetland Indicator Status:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
OBL
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan
Low
Low
Wildlife Habitat Values
Wildlife
Habitat Values
Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife (AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
More Accounts and Images:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27039.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
Related Web Sites:
Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image
Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets
Cornell University Biological Control
IA-DNR Nuisance Species
ID-Eurasian Watermilfoil in Idaho
Invasive Exotic Plants of Canada: abstract & illustrations
Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Invasive Plant Atlas of the Midsouth (IPAMS)
MN-Biological Control of Eurasian Watermilfoil
MN-Invasive Exotic Species (DNR)
Minnesota Water Resources: identifying exotic aquatic macrophytes (images)
NH-Environmental Fact Sheet
NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image
NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters
NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20
North Carolina Agriculture and Consumer Services: Weed Regulatory Services
TX-Submerged Plants (TAES)
USDA ARS-Foiling Watermilfoil
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia
VT-Aquatic Nuisance Species
WA-King County Noxious Weeds
WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants
WA-Noxious Weed List & Information
Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
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