Family: Haloragaceae
alternate-flowered water-milfoil
[Myriophyllum alterniflorum var. americanum DC.]
from USDA Plants website
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: Myriophyllum: from Greek myrios, "numberless," and phyllon, "leaf," alluding to the many divisions of the submerged leaves of these aquatic plants
Plants: perennial, submersed aquatic
Leaves: finely, pinnately-divided
Flowers: 4-parted; flowers from the axils of sharp, with toothed alternate bracts
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial, submersed aquatic
Leaves: finely, pinnately-divided
Flowers: 4-parted; flowers from the axils of sharp, with toothed alternate bracts
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 10, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
