Scientific Name: Myriophyllum muelleri

Common Name: hooded watermilfoil

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Haloragaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Slender, glabrous aquatic herb; stems up to 60cm long.

Flowers: Solitary; male and female flowers on the same plant.

Fruit: Fruitlet – splits into 2-4 segments when mature. Seed may be difficult to find.

Municipality
DorsetFlindersKing Island
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

In or on edges of brackish or freshwater pools and lagoons, in the far north-east and Bass Strait Islands.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings, Division

Seed Information

Seed Treatment Method

Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed germinates readily in clear, shallow water, or by using the bog method.

Cutting & Division Information

Propagation usually by division or from cuttings placed in water.