Myriophyllum sibiricum is a species of water milfoil known by the common names shortspike watermilfoil,[2] northern watermilfoil, and Siberian water-milfoil. It is native to Russia, China, and much of North America, where it grows in aquatic habitat such as ponds and streams. It generally grows over a meter long, its green stem drying white. It is lined with whorls of fanlike green leaves divided into many narrow, feathery lobes.

Description

The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimetres (3 inches) long which grows above the water's surface.

References

  1. ^ "Myriophyllum sibiricum Kom". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Myriophyllum sibiricum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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