Characteristics
Monocots
Ruppia maritima L.
WIGEONGRASS
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This species is treated as a cosmopolitan complex and the few other species of Ruppia are geographically restricted to Africa, Asia, and Oceania (Ito et al. 2010).
Native
OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
Citation
RUPPIA MARITIMA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 127. 1753.
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"Buccaferrea", without data (lectotype: Micheli, Nov. Pl. Gen. t. 35. 1729). Lectotypified by Setchell, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4. 25: 470. 1946.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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