PLANTS Profile for Myriophyllum alterniflorum (alternateflower watermilfoil)

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Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.
alternateflower watermilfoil

Symbol:

MYAL3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Haloragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Line Drawing of Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 615. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

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Synonyms:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

MYALA

Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC. var. americanum Pugsley

Distribution:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, RI, VT, WI), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

View 4 genera in Haloragaceae, 14 species in Myriophyllum

Classification:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Haloragales
Family	Haloragaceae – Water Milfoil family
Genus	Myriophyllum L. – watermilfoil
Species	Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC. – alternateflower watermilfoil

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

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 protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
slender water-milfoil		Endangered
Massachusetts:
alternate-flowered water-milfoil		Endangered
New York:
water milfoil		Threatened
Rhode Island:
alternate-flowered water-milfoil		Historical

Wetland Indicator Status:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Myriophyllum alterniflorum DC.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503903.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 10:52 AM MDT