Ruppia maritima
Sp. Pl. 1: 127. 1753.
Common names: Ruppie maritime
Synonyms: Ruppia maritima var. brevirostris AgardhRuppia maritima var. exigua Fernald & WiegandRuppia maritima unknownRuppia maritima var. longipes HagströmRuppia maritima var. obliqua (Schur) Ascherson & GraebnerRuppia maritima var. rostrata AgardhRuppia maritima var. subcapitata Fernald & Wiegand
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Revision as of 01:24, 27 July 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Stems to 50 cm × 0.1–0.7 mm. Leaves 6–10.5 cm; blade 0.3–0.5 mm, apex ± obtuse. Inflorescences: peduncles with 0–3[–4] coils, 0.5–16.5 × 0.5 mm. Flowers: pistils 4–8. Fruits 1.8–2 × 0.7–1.5 mm; gynophore 1.2–1.9 cm; beak terminal, slightly recurved, 0.6–1 mm. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Shallow waters of brackish streams, ditches, and lakes along ocean shore
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Alaska, Calif., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Miss., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Oreg., R.I., S.C., Tex., Va., Wash., coastal Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia.
Discussion
No specimens have been seen from Washington, D. C., but the species is to be expected there.
Selected References
Lower Taxa
None.
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Ruppie maritime +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Oreg. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Wash. +, coastal Mexico +, West Indies +, Bermuda +, Central America +, South America +, Eurasia +, Africa + and Australia. +
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1753 +
Ruppia maritima +
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