Family: Haloragaceae
whorled water-milfoil
[Myriophyllum verticillatum var. cheneyi L., more...]
Steve C. Garske
Paul Skawinski
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; stems greenish-brown
Leaves: whorled, stalkless; finely pinnately-divided into 7-10 thread-like, paired leaflets
Flowers: 4-parted, club-shaped winter buds; flowers from the axils of the sharp, deeply-lobed, whorled bracts
Plants: perennial, submersed aquatic; stems greenish-brown
Leaves: whorled, stalkless; finely pinnately-divided into 7-10 thread-like, paired leaflets
Flowers: 4-parted, club-shaped winter buds; flowers from the axils of the sharp, deeply-lobed, whorled bracts
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Andrew Hipp
Steve C. Garske
Andrew Hipp
Steve C. Garske
Steve C. Garske
Steve C. Garske
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
