Myriophyllum mattogrossense | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Haloragaceae |
Genus: | Myriophyllum |
Species: | M. mattogrossense
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Binomial name | |
Myriophyllum mattogrossense Hoehne
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Myriophyllum mattogrossense is native to the wetlands of South America. [1] It is commonly used as an aquarium plant, but is in fact a mostly aquatic herb that can grow to 60 cm in length. In nature, it is found almost exclusively in marshes, ephemeral ponds, streams, or on banks of mud. [2]