Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Undeclared Weed<br />
Parrot’s Feather<br />
Description: A bright green aquatic herb that forms vigorous<br />
mats of tangled stems.<br />
flowers: Solitary and rising on short stalks. Petals absent but<br />
stigma is prominent bearing fine hairs. Appears between June<br />
and September.<br />
leaves: Bright green and feathery in appearance. In tightly<br />
packed whorls at the top becoming further apart towards the<br />
base.<br />
stems: Slender, trailing, yellow/green, up to 5 m long and<br />
rooting from nodes at the base.<br />
Note: Readily spreads from stem fragments. Invasive and<br />
difficult to control.<br />
similar Native species: Could be confused with a number<br />
of native Myriophyllum species, such as Common Milfoil, M.<br />
papillosum.<br />
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Myriophyllum aquaticum<br />
(Brazilian Water Milfoil, Thread-of-Life)<br />
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