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Zostera angustifolia (Hornem.) Rchb.

Zostera angustifolia

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Zostera angustifolia is a marine plant with creeping underground stems.[1]

Description

This species is similar to Zostera marina. Its leaves are narrower and are about 25 cm long and no more than 3 mm wide. The sheaths form a tube around the stem. The branched inflorescence is about 10 cm long.

Ecology

Estuaries and muddy areas at mid-tide and lower.

References

  1. ^ Parnell, J.P. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-185918-4783
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Zostera angustifolia: Brief Summary

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Zostera angustifolia is a marine plant with creeping underground stems.

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