Haloragaceae
Twoleaf watermilfoil
Myriophyllum heterophyllum
- Family
- Haloragaceae
- Genus
- Myriophyllum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 异叶狐尾藻, 异叶孤尾藻
- English
- Twoleaf watermilfoil
- Finnish
- Kampaärviä
- German
- Verschiedenblättriges Tausendblatt
- hsb
- Wšelakołopjenaty stolistnik
- Polish
- Wywłócznik różnolistny
Synonyms
- Myriophyllum mexicanum S.Watson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- 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.