Myriophyllum sp.

Water-milfoil at Lower Borough, NSW

Myriophyllum sp. at Lower Borough, NSW - 6 Apr 2024
Myriophyllum sp. at Lower Borough, NSW - 6 Apr 2024
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Identification history

Myriophyllum sp. 11 Apr 2024 JaneR
Myriophyllum simulans 10 Apr 2024 mcleana

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JaneR wrote:
   11 Apr 2024
Myriophyllum plants can be tricky to identify, as there are three that are very similar. This plant has emergent leaves in whorls of at least 5 maybe more: this rules out M. simulans (typically in whorls of 3-4) and makes M. variifolium doubtful (typically in whorls of 5) and suggests it could be M. crispatum (emergent leaves in whorls of 6 to 9). If it is M. crispatum, then it would likely have crisped hairs on the stem, but no sign of these in photo. So confirmed s Myriophyllum sp.
If it is M. crispatum, then its an interesting sighting for this area:

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Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Myriophyllum sp. Scientific name
  • Water-milfoil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1633.08m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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