Phyllospadix serrulatus

Toothed surfgrass
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Zosteraceae
Genus: Phyllospadix
Species: P. serrulatus
Binomial name
Phyllospadix serrulatus
Rupr. ex Asch.

Phyllospadix serrulatus, the toothed surfgrass,[1] is a plant species found along the shorelines of British Columbia and southern Alaska. It is found is salt marshes in the intertidal zone.[2]

Phyllospadix serrulatus is a grass-like herb with leaves up to 60 cm long, with teeth along the margins toward the tip.[3][4]

References

  1. "Phyllospadix serrulatus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. Paul Friedrich August Ascherson. 1868. Linnaea 35: 169, Phyllospadix serrulatus
  3. Flora of North America vol 22, Phyllospadix serrulatus
  4. Hartog, C.D. & J. Kuo. 2006. Taxonomy and biogeography of seagrasses. 1–23. In Seagrasses. Springer, Dordtrecht.
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