Andean Water Milfoil vs Asian water-milfoil

Myriophyllum quitense compared with Myriophyllum ussuriense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andean Water Milfoil	Asian water-milfoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 quitense	Myriophyllum ussuriense

Evolutionary Relationship

Andean Water Milfoil and Asian water-milfoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Myriophyllum.

Conservation Status

Andean Water Milfoil

LC — Least Concern

Asian water-milfoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andean Water Milfoil	Asian water-milfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andean Water Milfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Asian water-milfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Taiwan.

Andean Water Milfoil

The Andean Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum quitense) 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.

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