Myriophyllum crispatum
Water Millfoil at Sutton, NSW
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| Myriophyllum crispatum | JaneR | 21 Jan 2025 | |
| Myriophyllum sp. | JaneR | 21 Jan 2025 | |
| Myriophyllum sp. | Untidy | 21 Jan 2025 |
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4 comments
21 Jan 2025
Definitely a milfoil, and likely is Myriophyllum crispatum.
for certainty, ID to species for milfoils needs other details, most notably number of leaves in a whorl (if whorled, that is).
for certainty, ID to species for milfoils needs other details, most notably number of leaves in a whorl (if whorled, that is).
21 Jan 2025
Jane, I've added a couple more photos but probably still not clear enough. When I've enlarged the photos they look most like M. crispatum. The dam is surrounded by reeds, rushes and grasses so it is very difficult to get a clear photo without getting in the dam. We weren't dressed for that. Lots of lovely native water plants in there. Best retired farm dam that I've ever seen.
21 Jan 2025
the third photo was indeed helpful: gave an idea of likely whorl number, and showed overall shape. This species of milfoil has (nearly always) tight crimped hairs on the stem. If wading in is not possible, its worth checking the strandline for milfoil debris (waterfowl can be quite destructive) - these isn't good for photo portraits but can be useful source of species details.
Extra photos are really helpful
Extra photos are really helpful
Location information
- Places Sutton, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- Untidy Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Untidy NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Myriophyllum crispatum Other Fresh Water Plants Plants
Species information
- Myriophyllum crispatum Scientific name
- Water Millfoil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 923m Recorded at altitude
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4 / 7
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