Haloragaceae
Andean watermilfoil
Myriophyllum quitense
- Family
- Haloragaceae
- Genus
- Myriophyllum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 绿狐尾藻, 乌苏里狐尾藻, 三裂狐尾藻, 乌苏里聚藻, 乌苏里茶, 乌苏里金鱼藻
- English
- Andean watermilfoil
Synonyms
- Myriophyllum elatinoides Gaudich.
- Myriophyllum elatinoides var. ternatum Reiche
- Myriophyllum pallidum Rusby
- Myriophyllum propinquum A.Cunn.
- Myriophyllum ternatum Gaudich.
- Myriophyllum ternatum var. tetraphyllum Hook. & Arn.
- Myriophyllum titikakense J.Rémy
- Myriophyllum viridescens Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.