Myriophyllum spicatum

invasive Myriophyllum spicatum
Photo Credit: 
Rob Routledge
Sault College
Bugwood.org (taken MI)

Eurasian milfoil forms dense mats that crowd out native aquatic plants and impacts fish and invertebrates. It can grow from bits of broken stem! It also hybridizes with the native milfoil and the hybrid is invasive, too.

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
Eurasian water-milfoil
Type: 
Non-Native
Herbaceous Plants - Annuals, Biennials, Perennials
Invasive Level: 
Level 2

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