Haloragaceae
Northern watermilfoil
Myriophyllum sibiricum
- Family
- Haloragaceae
- Genus
- Myriophyllum
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 西伯利亚狐尾藻, 瘤果狐尾藻
- English
- Northern watermilfoil, Shortspike watermilfoil
- Finnish
- Kalvasärviä
Synonyms
- Myriophyllum exalbescens Fernald
- Myriophyllum exalbescens var. magdalenense (Fernald) Á.Löve
- Myriophyllum magdalenense Fernald
- Myriophyllum spicatum subsp. exalbescens (Fernald) Hultén
- Myriophyllum spicatum var. capillaceum Lange
- Myriophyllum spicatum var. exalbescens (Fernald) Jeps.
- Myriophyllum spicatum var. muricatum Maxim.
- Myriophyllum spicatum var. squamosum Laest. ex Hartm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sharika Elahi, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.