Common name:
Whorled water-milfoil
Family:
Scientific name:
Myriophyllum verticillatum
Main flower color:
Range:
England, mostly in the southeast and east, and Ireland
Height:
A few cm, for the inflorescence; leaves and stems are submerged
Habitat:
Still or slow-moving water, often slightly basic
Flowers:
In whorls on an emergent or partly submerged stalk, subtended by pinnately-lobed green bracts. Upper flowers are usually female, with greenish pistils topped by feathery white styles, while lower flowers are male, with thin white filaments and relatively large, reddish-orange anthers
Leaves:
Submerged, whorled, up to 45 mm long, finely divided into up to 31 thread-like segments. Closely spaced; adjacent whorls are around 10 to 20 mm apart
Season:
to
Rarity:
★★★★★
