Haloragaceae
Parrot feather watermilfoil
Myriophyllum aquaticum
- Family
- Haloragaceae
- Genus
- Myriophyllum
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Common names
By language (15)
- arz
- ميريوفيلوم اكواتيكوم
- Chinese
- 粉綠狐尾藻, 粉绿狐尾藻, 巴西狐尾藻
- Dutch
- Diamantkruid, Parelvederkruid
- English
- Parrot feather watermilfoil, Parrot's feather, Parrotfeather
- Estonian
- Brasiilia vesikuusk
- Finnish
- Isoärviä
- French
- Myriophylle du Brésil
- German
- Brasilianisches Tausendblatt, Papageienfeder
- Japanese
- オオフサモ, パロット・フェザー
- Macedonian
- Воден илјадалисник, Бразилски илјадалисник
- Malay
- Bulu ayam
- Persian
- پرطوطی
- Russian
- Уруть бразильская
- Swedish
- Storslinga
- Welsh
- Pluen parot
Synonyms
- Enydria aquatica Vell.
- Myriophyllum brasiliense Cambess.
- Myriophyllum proserpinacoides Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (Wikidata)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrin Schneider / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrin Schneider / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katrin Schneider / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: FreCha, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: FreCha, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: FreCha, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Northern watermilfoilMyriophyllum sibiricumHaloragaceae
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- Cutleaf watermilfoilMyriophyllum pinnatumHaloragaceae
- Myriophyllum simulansHaloragaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.