Ruppia cirrhosa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 7238

Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

Ditch grass, Spiral ditchgrass

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2013 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

Ruppia cirrhosa, a monocot, is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search (106 records) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	Ruppiaceae
Genus:	Ruppia

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, brackish-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ruppia cirrhosa ssp. occidentalis
PLANTS	Ruppia maritima var. occidentalis
PLANTS	Ruppia maritima var. spiralis
JEF + PLANTS	Ruppia occidentalis
JEF + PLANTS	Ruppia spiralis

More information about Ruppia cirrhosa


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUCI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/19/2021).