Pan India Bouquets

Myriophyllum spicatum L.

Family : Haloragaceae
(Watermilfoil Family)
Family (Hindi name) : MYRIOPHYLLUM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Haloragaceae
Synonym(s) : Myriophyllum pusillum Blume
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Stagnant waters, lakes, ditches, slow streams, springs; near sea level to 4200 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Plants mostly monoecious, rarely with bisexual flowers.
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Temperate Old World to Tropical Mountains, Aleutian Islands
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Old World to Tropical Mountains, Aleutian Islands and Alabama, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Vermont
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 130; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 326
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Myriophyllum spicatum. Downloaded on 1 July 2022.