Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Eurasia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Status

Uncommon

About

This submerged plant grows in the still, shallow waters of Europe and Asia. A single broken stem fragment can sprout roots and grow into an entirely new colony.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Family

Haloragaceae

Genus

Myriophyllum

Species

Myriophyllum spicatum