Myriophyllum pinnatum (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Eastern water-milfoil (en), Millefeuille penné (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Haloragaceae > Myriophyllum

Characteristics

Lvs partly or largely alternate or scattered, 1–3 cm, with capillary segments; emersed lvs sometimes developing and resembling the bracts, these chiefly whorled, much exceeding the fls, to 18 mm, with a flat rachis to 1 mm wide and on each side 3–5 ascending teeth 1–2 mm; spikes emersed; fr 2 mm, deeply lobed, each mericarp bearing a flat or concave longitudinal ridge with sharply tuberculate margins. Mass. to O., Io., and S.D., s. to Ga. and Tex., more abundant southward. (M. scabratum)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
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Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7 - 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Myriophyllum pinnatum unspecified picture

Distribution

Myriophyllum pinnatum world distribution map, present in Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Myriophyllum pinnatum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:166334-2
WFO ID wfo-0000373484
COL ID 4592F
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 773473
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Myriophyllum pinnatum Myriophyllum scabratum Potamogeton pinnatum Myriophyllum verticillatum var. cheneyi