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There is a native species of milfoil. However there is also, most definately exotic milfoil in Lake Winnipesaukee and it has been there for more than 5 or 6 years. In fact it was first documented in Moultonborough in 1965 and has spead outward from that area with additional infestations likely being caused by the continued introduction of fragments at various launch sites around the lake. The species found in Winnipesaukee is not the more well known Eurasian Milfoil but is instead Variable Milfoil. Even though it is a different species, Variable Milfoil presents all of the same invasive characteristics and potential problems posed by Eurasain Milfoil in other states
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