Myriophyllum aquaticum

Brazilian milfoil from above

The Brazilian milfoil ( Myriophyllum aquaticum ), also called parrot feather, is a species of the genus Myriophyllum ( Myriophyllum ) in the family of milfoil plants ( Haloragaceae ).

Features

The Brazilian milfoil is an evergreen, perennial hydrophyte. She reaches stature lengths of up to 2 meters. The flowers are not sold in inflorescences, but in the armpit of normal leaves. The plant has either male or female flowers, hermaphrodite not occur. The surface of the fruit is finely nodular.

Blooms from July to September.

Occurrence

The natural range of the Brazilian thousand sheet is the central South America. Here it is in lakes and rivers before low-flow. In South West France, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, the species is wild. In the UK, hence the sale of the plant was banned with effect from April 2014.

Use

The Brazilian milfoil is rarely used as an ornamental plant for ponds. It is in culture at least since 1869. In Germany, there used to only female plants in culture, only in 1989 that there are also male.