Family Index

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Scientific Name

Myriophyllum variifolium

Family Name

HALORAGACEAE

Common Name

Water-milfoil

Status

Height

Flowers

Fruit

Form

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Kentish; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Propagation usually by division or from cuttings placed in water. Seed germinates readily in clear, shallow water, or by using the bog method. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit splits into 2-4 segments when mature, but seed may be difficult to find.

Seed Treatment Method

Bog method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes