Municipalities

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Scientific Name

Myriophyllum simulans

Family Name

HALORAGACEAE

Common Name

Water-milfoil

Status

Height

Flowers

Fruit

Form

Aquatic or terrestrial plant which roots at the nodes.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; King Island; Kingborough; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

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. Hardy plant with attractive foliage, forms mats on wet soils and also grows as an aquatic. 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