Myriophyllum spicatum or Eurasian Milfoil

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Category : lake   house   pond   myriophylle   myriophyllum   milfoil   spicatum


I am located in Quebec, I have a medium sized lake on my property with the dimensions:

  • 145 m * 85 m
  • 475 feets * 27 feets
  • 1.235 hectares
  • about 3 acres

This was taken with Google Maps, which means the satellite image is at least 1 year old, but it’s still pretty accurate…

Click on the thumbnail below to get an approximation of the lake size.


lac lac dimension

Myriophyllum spicatum - Eurasian Milfoil - Myriohylle à Épis

I have an invasion of Myriohylle à Épis (french) or Myriophyllum spicatum in my lake.

Common names:

  • Eurasian watermilfoil
  • spiked watermilfoil

Scientific names:

  • Myriophyllum spicatum var. muricatum
  • Myriohylle à Épis (french)

Identification

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La Semaine Verte: Myriophylle a Epis

This is a very nice video regarding the Myriophyllum spicatum, Eurasian Milfoil
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