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Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.
twoleaf watermilfoil

       
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Photo of Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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Distribution:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

View 4 genera in Haloragaceae, 14 species in Myriophyllum
 

Classification:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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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 heterophyllum Michx. – twoleaf watermilfoil
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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.

Kentucky:
broadleaf water-milfoil              Special Concern
Ohio:
two-leaved water-milfoil              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
broad-leaved water-milfoil              Endangered
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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.

Connecticut:
variable-leaf watermilfoil              Invasive, banned
Maine:
variable-leaf water milfoil              Invasive aquatic plant
Massachusetts:
variable water-milfoil, two-leaved water-milfoil              Prohibited
Vermont:
variable-leaved milfoil              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

variable-leaved 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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

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 27044.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

NC-Aquatic Weed Fact Sheet (NCSU)

TX-Submerged Plants (TAES)

 
 
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