Myriophyllum aquaticum
COMMON NAME | Parrot's-feather and
parrot feather watermilfoil |
TYPE | Aquatic Plant |
FAMILY | Haloragaceae |
NOTES | Parrot feather gets
its name from its feather-like leaves that are arranged around the stem in
whorls of four to six. The emergent stems and leaves are the most distinctive
trait of parrot feather, as they can grow up to a foot above the water
surface and look almost like small fir trees. This plant has escaped cultivation and has naturalized throughout
much of North America. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native to the Amazon River in South
America |
NATIVE HABITAT | Typically grows in
freshwater streams, ponds, lakes, rivers, and canals that have a high
nutrient content. |
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