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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Myriophyllum verticillatum
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myriophyllum verticillatum
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
COMMON NAME:
Water-milfoil
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Myriophyllum verticillatum
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Myriophyllum verticillatum
FAMILY
Haloragaceae
4041
Submersed aquatic w flowers & fruit above the surface (roots not always present); Forb
Perennial
Native north of the Carolinas & Georgia (a circumboreal species)
Habitat: Quiet waters, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Leaves well-developed: pinnately divided with filiform segments
Submersed leaves whorled. Bracts of emersed shoots different than submersed lvs
FLOWER:
4 sepals?
4 petals?
Inferior ovary
Flowers in spikes
FRUIT:
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