American Water-Milfoil vs Slender Water-Milfoil

Myriophyllum sibiricum compared with Myriophyllum tenellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water-Milfoil	Slender Water-Milfoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Saxifragales (虎耳草目)	Saxifragales (虎耳草目)
Family same	Haloragaceae	Haloragaceae
Genus same	Myriophyllum	Myriophyllum
Species	Myriophyllum sibiricum	Myriophyllum tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water-Milfoil and Slender Water-Milfoil share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Myriophyllum.

Conservation Status

American Water-Milfoil

LC — Least Concern

Slender Water-Milfoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water-Milfoil	Slender Water-Milfoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water-Milfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Slender Water-Milfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

American Water-Milfoil

The American Water-Milfoil (Myriophyllum sibiricum) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇺🇸 United States