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Myriophyllum sibiricum

American Water Milfoil, American Watermilfoil
Other regional names: Northern Water Milfoil +4 more
  • Northern Water Milfoil
  • Pale Water Milfoil
  • Short Spiked Water Milfoil
  • Shortspike Watermilfoil
  • Siberian Water Milfoil
Also known as: Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald +12 more
  • Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald
  • Myriophyllum exalbescens var. magdalenense (Fernald) Á.Löve
  • Myriophyllum magdalenense Fernald
  • Myriophyllum magdalense Fernald
  • Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) A.E.Murray
  • Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) Hultén
  • Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps.
  • Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. muricatum Maxim
  • Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. squamosum Laest. ex Hartm.
  • Myriophyllum spicatum var. capillaceum Lange
  • Myriophyllum spicatum var. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps.
  • Myriophyllum spicatum var. muricatum Maxim.
  • Myriophyllum spicatum var. squamosum Laest. ex Hartm.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Haloragaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Myriophyllum sibiricum (commonly known as American water-milfoil) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Haloragaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, East European Russia, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Kansas, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Sweden, Texas, Tibet, Tuva, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon

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