Phyllospadix torreyi

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Torrey's surfgrass
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Zosteraceae
Genus: Phyllospadix
Species:
P. torreyi
Binomial name
Phyllospadix torreyi

Phyllospadix torreyi, Torrey's surfgrass,[1] is a plant species found along the Pacific Coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California and Baja California (including Guadalupe Island). It grows in salt marshes in the intertidal zones.[2]

Phyllospadix torreyi is a grass-like plant with toothless leaves up to 60 cm long.[3][4][5]

Phyllospadix torreyi is the obligate host to the epiphytes, Melobesia mediocris and Smithora naiadum.

References[]

  1. ^ "Phyllospadix torreyi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ Moran, R. (1996). The flora of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 19: 1-190.
  3. ^ Kuo, J. and den Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
  4. ^ "Phyllospadix torreyi in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. ^ Sciences., American Academy of Arts and; Sciences., American Academy of Arts and. "Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". v. 14, new ser. v. 6 (1878-1879). ISSN 0199-9818. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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