Species Search

clear
1 – 3 of 3 Search: “water milfoil” | New Zealand
View Grid List
Water Milfoil Family - Photo (c) Fero Bednar, all rights reserved, uploaded by Fero Bednar C
Water Milfoil Family (Family Haloragaceae) Info
Haloragaceae (the watermilfoil family) is a dicotyledon flowering plant family in the order Saxifragales, based on the phylogenetic APG III system. In the Cronquist system, it was included in the order Haloragales. (Wikipedia)
Milfoils - Photo (c) Andrey Efremov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Efremov CC
Milfoils (Genus Myriophyllum) Info
Myriophyllum (watermilfoil) is a genus of about 69 species of freshwater aquatic plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The center of diversity for Myriophyllum is Australia with 43 recognized species (37 endemic). Its name comes from Latinized Greek, "myrio" meaning "ten thousand", or figuratively "too many to count", and "phyllum" meaning "leaf". (Wikipedia)