Vallisneria americana

Author
Michaux, 1803
Common Names
  • American Eelgrass
  • Eel-grass
  • Tape-grass
  • Watercelery

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
3 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Americas, Asia
Habitat-Biology
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • submergent vegetation
References

  • Haynes, R. R. 2000a. Hydrocharitaceae Jussieu. Pp. 26–38 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. Flora of North America North of Mexico, Vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford University Press, New York.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Les, D. H., R. R. Haynes, and A. Novelo-Retana. 2009. Plants (Embryophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 261–284 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-04-2024.

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