Alternate Water Milfoil vs Variable watermilfoil

Myriophyllum alterniflorum compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

Alternate Water Milfoil is Near Threatened while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alternate Water Milfoil	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family same	Haloragaceae	Haloragaceae
Genus same	Myriophyllum	Myriophyllum
Species	Myriophyllum alterniflorum	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Evolutionary Relationship

Alternate Water Milfoil and Variable watermilfoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Myriophyllum.

View Genus: Myriophyllum

Conservation Status

Alternate Water Milfoil

NT — Near Threatened

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alternate Water Milfoil	Variable watermilfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alternate Water Milfoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, United States).

Alternate Water Milfoil

The Alternate Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum alterniflorum) is a species in the genus Myriophyllum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.