Eelgrass
Zostera marina
Range: N to AK, S to CA; E North America, Greenland, Europe, E Asia, N Africa
Description: Perennial, aquatic herb from slender rhizomes; stems annual, branching, arising from the rhizome nodes. Alternate leaves, 2-12 mm wide and 100-250 cm long, with closed basal sheaths and rounded tips.
Ecology: Sheltered mid and low-intertidal flats, as well as subtidal flatsalong the coast. Typically muddy or mud-sand substrates.
Notes:
Sources:- Eflora
- Pojar, J. and A. MacKinnon. 1994. Plants of coastal British Columbia: including Washington, Oregon & Alaska. Lone Pine Publishing. Vancouver. 528 p.
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