PLANTS Profile for Myriophyllum verticillatum (whorl-leaf watermilfoil)

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PLANTS Profile

Myriophyllum verticillatum L.
whorl-leaf watermilfoil

Symbol:

MYVE3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Haloragaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Gary Larson. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

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Synonyms:
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

	MYVEI	Myriophyllum verticillatum L. var. intermedium W.D.J. Koch
	MYVEP	Myriophyllum verticillatum L. var. pectinatum Wallr.
	MYVEP2	Myriophyllum verticillatum L. var. pinnatifidum Wallr.

Distribution:
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

View 4 genera in Haloragaceae, 14 species in Myriophyllum

Classification:
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

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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 verticillatum L. – whorl-leaf watermilfoil

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Myriophyllum verticillatum 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 protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
whorled water-milfoil		Threatened
Massachusetts:
comb water-milfoil		Endangered
New Jersey:
whorled water-milfoil		Endangered
Ohio:
green water-milfoil		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
whorled water-milfoil		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Myriophyllum verticillatum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27040.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

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

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 12:48 AM MDT