Resources
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Images, Video and Information - University of Florida - Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
- Fact Sheet - Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program
Selected Images
![]() 5273023 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Infestation Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 1624031 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Plant(s) Alison Fox |
![]() 5273022 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5400612 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Foliage Graves Lovell |
![]() 5400618 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Foliage Graves Lovell |
![]() 5400619 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Plant(s) Graves Lovell |
![]() 5447202 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 0002001 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Plant(s) Robert L. Johnson |
![]() 5308029 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
![]() 5308027 Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class C Noxious Weed
- Alachua County Cogongrass Initiative
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category II
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Maine Noxious Weeds
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Aquatic Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class B
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, Pennsylvania.
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Treasure Coast Cooperative Invasive Species Mgmt. Area - EARLY DRAFT
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- Wisconsin's Invasive Species Identification, Classification and Control Rule
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Haloragales |
| Family: Haloragaceae |
| Genus: Myriophyllum |
Other System Links
Plants: MYSP2Bayer: MYPSP
GRIN: 400094
ITIS: 27039
NPDN Pest: PCDABBD
NPDN Host: 36432
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
spiked watermilfoil
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |













