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Water milfoil macro

Like a tiny Christmas tree with its own decorations. Sincere wishes for a joyous, safe and healthy holiday period to all friends who celebrate.

 

Water milfoil (Myriophyllum variifolium), is a perennial, aquatic herb, native here in the east of Australia. Stems are 5 mm in diameter and each frond can grow to around 40 cm in height. Roots are within the ground soil.

 

It is a plant that I find highly intriguing. The plant is monoecious with male and female flowers on the same shoot - seen here are the tiny, pretty pink female flowers.

 

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