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Phyllospadix scouleri
Species of aquatic plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phyllospadix scouleri, or Scouler's surfgrass, is a flowering marine plant in the family Zosteraceae. It is native to the coastline of western North America from the Alaskan panhandle to Baja California.
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Surf grass exposed at low tide, with Laminaria setchllii kelp, Montana de Oro State Park | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Zosteraceae |
Genus: | Phyllospadix |
Species: | P. scouleri |
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Phyllospadix scouleri | |
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This slender, vivid green plant has long, flat blades. It grows in large clumps or beds exposed during low tide and submerged at high tide. It is found attached to rocks in the middle to low intertidal zones.[2]