Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants - Brant Lake Milfoil ...
Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants - Brant Lake Milfoil ...
Maine Field Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants - Brant Lake Milfoil ...
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Finely-divided Leaf Patterns<br />
B A C K G R O U N D<br />
Fork-divided Branch-divided Feather-divided<br />
TIP: When identifying<br />
water-milfoils, check:<br />
• The number of leaves in<br />
the whorls<br />
• The number of paired<br />
leaflets on each leaf<br />
Pairs of<br />
leaflets<br />
<strong>Milfoil</strong> stem cross-section showing a<br />
whorl of six feather-divided leaves<br />
Leaf<br />
Leaf Heterophylly<br />
Some plants have two or more distinct leaf types. Mermaid weed<br />
(illustrated below) is a good example.<br />
pinnately<br />
lobed<br />
water<br />
surface<br />
emergent<br />
leaves<br />
blade shaped<br />
and entire<br />
submersed<br />
leaves<br />
blade shaped<br />
and serrated<br />
water<br />
surface<br />
feather divided<br />
Submersed leaves are feather<br />
divided <strong>to</strong> pinnately lobed<br />
Emergent leaves are blade<br />
shaped, and serrated <strong>to</strong> entire<br />
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