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Myriophyllum aquaticum

COMMON NAME

Parrot's-feather and parrot feather watermilfoil

TYPE

Aquatic Plant

FAMILY

Haloragaceae

NOTES

Parrot feather gets its name from its feather-like leaves that are arranged around the stem in whorls of four to six. The emergent stems and leaves are the most distinctive trait of parrot feather, as they can grow up to a foot above the water surface and look almost like small fir trees. This plant has escaped cultivation and has naturalized throughout much of North America.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Native to the Amazon River in South America

NATIVE HABITAT

Typically grows in freshwater streams, ponds, lakes, rivers, and canals that have a high nutrient content.

WEB SOURCES

wikipedia.org

missouribotanicalgarden.org



Myriophyllum aquaticum