Myriophyllum tenellum Bigelow

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Haloragaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Myriophyllum tenellum Bigelow

  • Description

    Species Description - Flowering stems very slender, mostly erect and unbranched, lfless or with a few remote scale-lvs only; spikes emersed, 2–5 cm; bracts all or chiefly alternate, oblong to obovate, entire, shorter than to slightly exceeding the fls; mericarps rounded on the back and at base, minutely granular, 1 mm. 2n=14. Nf. and Que. to N.J., w. to w. Ont. and Minn.