[7] Another way to distinguish whorled water milfoil is to look for turions, winter buds that appear toward the end of its growing season.

The turions of this milfoil look like long yellowish-green club-shaped buds with small stiff leaves attached to the submerged stem.

In the spring after dormancy the small, thick, dark green turions expand and grow from the stem.

[citation needed] Most whorled water milfoil occurs in semi-shallow ponds, lakes, marshes, ditches and slow running streams of lowland districts [9] Milfoil thrives in areas with a light sandy bottom and medium loamy soils.

[citation needed] Whorled water-milfoil reproduces by producing turions between September and November each year.

These fragments will give rise to numerous small thin roots that bed into soil to start growing in spring.

It is also ideal in providing protection and respiration for fish spawn [10] Management techniques of whorled water milfoil are not exactly known, but natural competition with other invasive aquatic plants has been the main control so far.