Myriophyllum rubricaule sp. nov., a M. aquaticum look-alike only known in cultivation

2022/07/05 by J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg, H. Duistermaat, Edu Boer +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Engineering · #Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions #Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases #Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research

paper · pdf · doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.828.1847

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Abstract

A confusingly labeled water-milfoil of obscure status, known only in cultivation, is here formally described as a new species, Myriophyllum rubricaule Valk. & Duist. sp. nov. This species has fully replaced M. aquaticum in the horticultural trade in Europe since the addition of M. aquaticum to the list of invasive alien species of Union concern (EU regulation no. 1143/2014) in 2016. This manuscript provides a morphological description of M. rubricaule sp. nov., and its distinction from M. aquaticum is further supported by molecular data (chloroplast and nuclear loci).

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