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Myriophyllum verrucosum Lindl.
Red Water Milfoil

Reference
T.Mitch., J.Exped.Trop.Australia 384 (1848)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Aquatic or rarely terrestrial perennial, herb, stems to 1.5 m long.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 February 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Mackay, Mitchell, Northern Jarrah Forest, Pentecost, Perth, Purnululu, Roebourne, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tanami Desert, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Harvey, Karratha, Kondinin, Meekatharra, Murchison, Murray, Upper Gascoyne, Waroona, Wyndham-East Kimberley.