Genus: Myriophyllum

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Forty species, cosmopolitan, with two naturalised species in southern Africa: Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrot’s feather, Waterduisendblaar) and Myriophyllum spicatum (Spiked water-milfoil). Both species are declared Category 1 invasive plants in South Africa.

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).