Haloragaceae
Western watermilfoil
Myriophyllum hippuroides
- Family
- Haloragaceae
- Genus
- Myriophyllum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 杉叶狐尾藻, 绿羽毛草
- English
- Western watermilfoil
- German
- Kleine Papageienfeder
- Russian
- Уруть хвостниковидная
- Sindhi
- اولھندو واٽر ملفوئل
- Swedish
- Hästsvansslinga
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.