Zostera marina Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8392

Zostera marina L.

Eel grass, Eelgrass, Seawrack

2006 Doreen L. Smith

2013 Ron Vanderhoff

2007 Abe G. Doherty

2010 Jorg Fleige & Mimi Fleige

Zostera marina, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (611 records) Plant Characteristics

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Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Zosteraceae
Genus:	Zostera

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Zostera marina f. sulcatifolia
JEF + PLANTS	Zostera marina var. latifolia
PLANTS	Zostera marina var. stenophylla

More information about Zostera marina


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ZOMA) 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: 05/13/2021).