Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.

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Myriophyllum aquaticum

Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR, Harare

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR, Harare

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Synonyms: Myriophyllum brasiliense Cambess.
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Notes: Safrass project: Probability of occurrence in Zambia: VERY HIGH
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Worldwide distribution: Native of tropical South America but widely naturalised in the tropics
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Growth form(s): Aquatic.
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Literature:

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 54.

Mendes, E.J. (1978). Haloragaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 77 - 79. (Includes a picture).

Other sources of information about Myriophyllum aquaticum:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: Myriophyllum aquaticum

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Myriophyllum aquaticum
African Plant Database: Myriophyllum aquaticum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Myriophyllum aquaticum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Myriophyllum aquaticum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Myriophyllum aquaticum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Myriophyllum aquaticum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Myriophyllum aquaticum
JSTOR Plant Science: Myriophyllum aquaticum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Myriophyllum aquaticum
Plants of the World Online: Myriophyllum aquaticum
Tropicos: Myriophyllum aquaticum
Wikipedia: Myriophyllum aquaticum


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Myriophyllum aquaticum.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142850, retrieved 3 December 2024

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