Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Saxifragales > Haloragaceae > Myriophyllum > Myriophyllum sibiricumMyriophyllum sibiricum (American watermilfoil; milfoil; shortspike watermilfoil; Siberian water-milfoil)Synonyms: Myriophyllum exalbescens; Myriophyllum exalbescens var. magdalenense; Myriophyllum magdalenense; Myriophyllum magdalense; Myriophyllum spicatum exalbescens; Myriophyllum spicatum muricatum; Myriophyllum spicatum squamosum (homotypic); Myriophyllum spicatum var. capillaceum; Myriophyllum spicatum var. exalbescens; Myriophyllum spicatum var. muricatum; Myriophyllum spicatum var. squamosum (homotypic) Myriophyllum sibiricum is a species of water milfoil known by the common names shortspike watermilfoil, 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. The erect inflorescence is a spike of small flowers up to 8 centimeters long which grows above the water's surface. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [2] | Herb |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Barents Sea Drainages |
Finland, Norway, Russia, Svalbard |
Palearctic |
Polar Freshwaters |
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Northern Baltic Drainages |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
Palearctic |
Polar Freshwaters |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Banff National Park |
II |
1690912 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Central Plains Biosphere Reserve |
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15345 |
United States |
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Elk Island National Park |
II |
47171 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Georgian Bay Islands National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Jasper National Park |
II |
2776809 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Kootenay National Park |
II |
341762 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Kutajärven alue |
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2597 |
Finland |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Muonionjärvi-Utkujoki |
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1344 |
Finland |
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Nahanni National Park Reserve |
II |
1309627 |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Olympic Biosphere Reserve |
II |
922805 |
Washington, United States |
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Prince Albert National Park |
II |
976762 |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Pukaskwa National Park |
II |
459860 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
762028 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve |
II |
239938 |
Colorado, United States |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
II |
5035 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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Sysmäjärvi |
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1814 |
Finland |
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Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
4403240 |
Taimyr, Russia |
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Tollovuoma-Silmäsvuoma-Mustaoja-Nunaravuoma |
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23903 |
Finland |
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Vuntut National Park |
II |
1076795 |
Yukon, Canada |
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Wapusk National Park |
II |
2614324 |
Manitoba, Canada |
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Winisk River Provincial Park |
II |
434735 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Wood Buffalo National Park |
II |
11038545 |
Alberta, Canada |
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Woodland Caribou Provincial Wilderness Park Provincial Park |
II |
1072124 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Yoho National Park |
II |
317576 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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