A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
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Haloragaceae » Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Last updated 1/28/2024 by David Giblin.
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.[Draft FNA, HC2]
two-leaf milfoil, various-leaved water-milfoil
Publication: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 191. 1803.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: Washington populations believed to result from introductions from northeastern U.S. (Thum et al., 2011).
References:
» Thum, R. A., M. P. Zuellig, M. E. Moody, C. Vossbrinck, and R. L. Johnson. 2011. Molecular markers reconstruct the invasion history of variable leaf watermilfoil (Myriophyllum heterophyllum) and distinguish it from closely related species. Biol. Invasions 13: 1687–1709.
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