Myriophyllum aquaticum
Brazilian Water Milfoil, Brazilian Watermilfoil
Other regional names: Diamond Milfoil
- Diamond Milfoil
Also known as: Enydria aquatica Vell. +3 more
- Enydria aquatica Vell.
- Myriophyllum brasiliense Cambess.
- Myriophyllum mattogrossense Hoehne
- Myriophyllum proserpinacoides Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Haloragaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Myriophyllum aquaticum (commonly known as Brazilian Water-milfoil) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Haloragaceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Central America, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Connecticut, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Japan, Jawa, Kansas, Kentucky, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nansei-shoto, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Portugal, Queensland, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Zimbabwe