Zostera marina f. sulcatifolia Setch.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Zosteraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Forma Description - Stems freely branched, to 2.5 m, lvs to 1 m, with 3–7 strong nerves and many minute ones, on sterile stems to 1 cm wide, on fertile ones 2–5 mm wide; lf-sheaths closed, splitting in age; spadix 2–8 cm, lacking retinacula; frs ± exserted, the body 3–4 mm, the beak 1–2 mm; seed strongly ca 20-ribbed, the ribs visible through the pericarp; 2n=12. Shallow water (to 10 m) in sheltered bays and coves, usually wholly submersed; circumboreal, on the Atlantic coast from Greenl. to Fla. (Z. stenophylla)
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Common Names
common eel-grass