Myriophyllum verticillatum, the
whorl-leaf watermilfoil or
whorled water-milfoil, is a native to much of the North America, North Africa, and Eurasia. It closely resembles another native milfoil, called northern water milfoil (
M. sibiricum) Whorled water milfoil is also easily confused with four types of invasive milfoils: Eurasian water milfoil (
M. spicatum), Variable water-milfoil (
M. heterophyllum), Parrot feather (
M. aquaticum), and hybr
(Wikipedia)