P h o t o b y B . E u g e n e W o f f o r d @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Ponds, ditches and sluggish streams.
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Species Description:
Perennial aquatic herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early April to late July.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Myriophyllum heterophyllum is an aquatic plant that is mostly submerged. The emergent leaves are 2 cm or less, sessile or nearly so. The upper flower are staminate and these have bracts that are serrate (toothy) and longer than the flowers.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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