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Myriophyllum aquaticum

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http://www.google.pt/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=myriophyllum%20aquaticum&source=w…
It's the second time that i spot this plant in two diferente rivers(the Homem(came from PNPGerês national park) that finish is course in the Cávado and the Cávado),i put here the link of the other spot,so people that goes to river sites can easely ID this beautiful plant , it's invasive and dangerous to the water places from where she is not natural.I'am going to fall the river homem river to north to see to where she is spreaded
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8004366/edit

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Comments (2)
AntónioGinjaGinja
@Thanks Julio for the comment and for what i read you can collect all the speciems you want:)it's a realy nasty invasive plant spreading allover the world,you are going to have millions of samples to your collection:) @Adri your write,thanks for the ID,this one was very important to me,it's a Myriophyllum aquaticum,the worst scenario,beautiful but nasty out of her south american territory
Adri
It is emersed form of Myriophyllum specie, not sure if Myriophyllum aquaticum (invasive, from South America) or a european specie such as Myriophyllum verticillatum

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PublishedDecember 28, 2011

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