Taxonomy: Fam. Haloragaceae// Genus: Myriophyllum// Species: Myriophyllum spicatum L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Cook in Tutin et al. (1968).
Lifeform: Perrenial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Temperate Old World to Tropical Mountains, Aleutian Islands according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Aquatic plant found in standing waters (lakes).
Flowering period: Summer: AUG.
Myriophyllum spicatum– habit in habitat. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– habit in habitat. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– habit in habitat. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– habit in habitat. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– habit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– habit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– habit. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– inflorescence. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– inflorescence. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– inflorescence. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– inflorescence. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– inflorescence. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– inflorescence. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– stem and leaves. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– leaves. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– stem and leaves. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– stem and leaves. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Myriophyllum spicatum– roots. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 06.08.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Myriophyllum L. Cook, C.D.K. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 311 – 312.
