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Myriophyllum spicatum

Spiked Water Milfoil

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Common names

Spiked Water Milfoil


Scientific name

Myriophyllum spicatum L.


Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.


Description and identification

Myriophyllum spicatum is a perennial herbaceous water plant.

The submerged leaves (usually between 1,5–3,5 cm long) are borne in whorls of four.

Flowering June-July1.


Habitat

Stagnant and slow-flowing waters, swamps and lakes, in the lowlands and foothills up to 500 meters altitude2.


Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Myriophyllum spicatum by floristic regions3:

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General distribution

Map of general distribution (green - native, purple - introduced, orange - doubtful)4:

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References

1 Йорданов, Д. и Н. Андреев. 1979. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том VII, издателство на БАН, София.

2 Йорданов, Д. и Н. Андреев. 1979. В: Флора на Народна Република България, том VII, издателство на БАН, София.

3 Стоянов К., Райчева Цв. & Чешмеджиев И. 2022. Определител на местни и чужди растения в България. Академично издателство на Аграрния университет, Пловдив. ISBN 978-954-517-313-4 www.botanica.gallery [публикуван на 25.06.2022, последна актуализация 19.07.2024] - CC-BY-NC-4.0.

4 Myriophyllum spicatum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science


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