Species: Myriophyllum verticillatum
Whorled Water-milfoil
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Haloragales
Family
Haloragaceae
Genus
Myriophyllum
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
whorl-leaf watermilfoil
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Water-Milfoil Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Haloragales - Haloragaceae - Myriophyllum
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-06-11
Global Status Last Changed
1984-06-11
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Widespread in boreal regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. In the United States its southern limit follows a line from Massachusetts through Illinois to Utah. Rediscovered in Colorado (1994) in a lake near Marcelina Pass in the Elk Mountains.