Characteristics
Monocots
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.)Hook.f.
JOHNSON'S SEAGRASS; SPOON SEAGRASS; SEA WRACK
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Results of genomic analyses find H. johnsonii is a synonym of H. ovalis, and possibly the Florida material dispersed from East Africa (Waycott et al. 2021).
Not Native
Endangered-State
Threatened-US
OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
ALISMATALES
Halophila ovalis (R.Br.)Hook.f. - JOHNSON'S SEAGRASS; SPOON SEAGRASS; SEA WRACK
Citation
HALOPHILA OVALIS (R. Brown) Hooker f., Fl. Tasman 2: 45. 1858.
Caulinia ovalis R. Brown 1810.
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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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Specimens and Distribution
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