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Parrot feather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Parrot feather has invaded the coastal regions of the United States. In North Carolina, it forms dense mats in the freshwater aquatic habitats and wetlands of the coastal plain and piedmont regions. It reproduces through dispersal of stem and rhizome fragments. 

It gets its name from the feathery leaves (0.6 - 2") which can emerge or stay submersed. Emerged leaves are stiff and upright, submerged leaves are limp. The feathery appearance comes from being pinnately compound with 20 - 30 divisions per leaf. They whorl around a bluish-green (submerged) or brown (emerged) stem. The emerged stems also produce small white flowers during the spring.
Fact Sheet: Parrot Feather
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Photo credits: Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org
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​Photo Credit:  Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Conneticut
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    • Invasives 101
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    • Calendar >
      • 2018 Workshop
  • NC Invasive Plants
    • Ailanthus Altissima (Tree-of-Heaven)
    • Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive)
    • Ficaria verna (Fig Buttercup)
    • Imperata cylindrica (Cogongrass)
    • Ligustrum sinense (Chinese Privet)
    • Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet)
    • Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
    • Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass)
    • Nandina domestica
    • Nymphoides indica (water snowflake)
    • Paulownia tomentosa (Princess Tree)
    • Persicaria perfoliata (Mile-A-Minute Vine)
    • Pueraria montana (Kudzu)
    • Pyrus calleryana (Bradford Pear)
  • Annual Symposiums
    • 2022 Joint Symposium >
      • 2022 Speaker Presentations
    • 2021 Virtual Conference
    • 2019 Joint Symposium >
      • 2019 Presentations
    • 2018 Annual Symposium
    • 2017 Annual Symposium
    • 2016 Annual Symposium >
      • 2016 agenda
    • 2015 Annual Symposium >
      • 2015 Presentations
      • 2015 Agenda
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    • Fig Buttercup Project
    • Eno River Hydrilla Project
    • Awareness Week
  • Awards
    • 2015 Student Competition Winners
    • 2015 EIA Award
    • 2014 EIA Award