Status: Exotic, Noxious Weed (Class A, with limited distribution within the state)
Synonyms:
None
Myriophyllum spicatum is found at middle elevations in standing water. It has linear highly dissected
leaves that appear in a whorl around nodes. Myriophyllum spicatum is entirely submersed. Myriophyllum aquaticum is similar, but it rises above the water.
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Myriophyllum spicatum, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, Nov. 17, 2007
Myriophyllum spicatum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Myriophyllum spicatum, closeup of portion of branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
Myriophyllum spicatum, field macro of leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Lake, October 29, 2009
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