Myriophyllum quitense
Andean Water Milfoil, Andean Water Milfoil
Other regional names: Andean Watermilfoil +1 more
- Andean Watermilfoil
- Waterwort Water Milfoil
Also known as: Myriophyllum chuquitense Meyen +7 more
- Myriophyllum chuquitense Meyen
- Myriophyllum elatinoides Gaudich.
- Myriophyllum elatinoides var. ternatum (Gaudich.) Reiche
- Myriophyllum pallidum Rusby
- Myriophyllum ternatum Gaudich.
- Myriophyllum ternatum var. tetraphyllum Hook. & Arn.
- Myriophyllum titikakense J.Rémy
- Myriophyllum viridescens Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Haloragaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Indigenous to the Antarctic botanical region, North America, and South America, Myriophyllum quitense (commonly known as Andean Water Milfoil) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Haloragaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ANTARCTIC, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Eastern Canada, Mexico, Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Subantarctic Islands, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Idaho, Mexico Central, Montana, New Brunswick, Oregon, Peru, Prince Edward I., Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Washington, Wyoming