Asian water-milfoil vs cut-leaved water-milfoil

Myriophyllum ussuriense compared with Myriophyllum pinnatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian water-milfoil	cut-leaved water-milfoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Saxifragales (Steinbrechartige)	Saxifragales (Steinbrechartige)
Family same	Haloragaceae	Haloragaceae
Genus same	Myriophyllum	Myriophyllum
Species	Myriophyllum ussuriense	Myriophyllum pinnatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Asian water-milfoil and cut-leaved water-milfoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Myriophyllum.

Conservation Status

Asian water-milfoil

LC — Least Concern

cut-leaved water-milfoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian water-milfoil	cut-leaved water-milfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian water-milfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Taiwan.

cut-leaved water-milfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba.

Asian water-milfoil

The Asian water-milfoil (Myriophyllum ussuriense) is a species in the genus Myriophyllum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada