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Learn more about Parrot-feather from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Myriophyllum aquaticum
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myriophyllum aquaticum
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 138-02-001:
Myriophyllum brasiliense
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
COMMON NAME:
Parrot-feather
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_myaq2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm170322_198
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm170322_201
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm0506k_22
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0506k_23
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0506k_30
June Union County SC
Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm080611_021
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm080611_021b
June Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
All leaves pectinate, feather-like; most leaves emersed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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JK Marlow jkm160914_095
September
SE-EPPC Aquatic Plant ID Workshop
Whorled featherlike leaves (vs. Cabomba's opposite and dichotomously divided), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm160914_097
September
SE-EPPC Aquatic Plant ID Workshop
A rooted aquatic plant, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_m_aquaticum_0180
December Lexington County SC
Congaree Creek Heritage Preserve