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Phyllospadix
Phyllospadix, surfgrass, is a genus of seagrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae, described as a genus in 1840. Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of the temperate North Pacific.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Torrey's Surfgrass
speciesPhyllospadix torreyi

Scouler's Surfgrass
speciesPhyllospadix scouleri

Serrulate Surfgrass
speciesPhyllospadix serrulatus

Phyllospadix iwatensis
speciesPhyllospadix iwatensis
Asian Surfgrass
speciesPhyllospadix japonicus
Phyllospadix juzepczukii
speciesPhyllospadix juzepczukii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 72297.