Thalassia testudinum K.D.König
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Hydrocharitaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Submersed, glabrous. Eootstocks creeping, elongated; stems short, arising from the nodes of the rootstock; leaves 2-5, sheathing the stem; blades linear, strap-like, 0.5-3 dm. long, obtuse, withering-persistent; scapes solitary, central; fruit globose or oval, echinate-pubescent, pointed.
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Distribution
In shallow salt water, Andros and New Providence to Watling's Island and Inagua : Bermuda; Florida; throughout the West Indies. Turtle - grass. Catesby.
West Indies| Florida United States of America North America| Bermuda South America|