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Torrey's Surfgrass

Phyllospadix torreyi S. Watson

Phyllospadix torreyi

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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. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Phyllospadix torreyi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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 (1878). "Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". v. 14, new ser. v. 6 (1878-1879). ISSN 0199-9818. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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Phyllospadix torreyi: Brief Summary

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Phyllospadix torreyi, Torrey's surfgrass, 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.

Phyllospadix torreyi is a grass-like plant with toothless leaves up to 60 cm long.

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

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