Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of tropical areas, it is able to tolerates a wide range of temperatures and can succeed in warm temperate and subtropical areas, though it is most prolific in the tropics[1]. The plant is naturalized in many areas as a weed. It is widely distributed throughout the aquarium trade and is spread into the wild as a result of people dumping plants from their aquarium[1]. Even small parts of the plant can produce new roots[2]. The species normally produces male and female flowers on separate plants but occasionally plants bearing flowers of both sexes occur. Almost all of the plants found outside the plant's native range of Brazil are female forms[3].
Propagation
Seed - Stem cuttings Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Myriophyllum+aquaticum>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk — http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html ↩︎A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands.
- [2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
- [3]Global Invasive Species Database — http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ ↩︎Very detailed information on almost 400 species (with more being added) of plants that have become weeds in areas outside their native range.
- [4]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.