Halophila ovalis

Characteristics

Monocots
HYDROCHARITACEAE
Halophila
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
HYDROCHARITACEAE
Halophila
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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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos

Halophila johnsonii - 54
Halophila johnsonii - Cynthia Wheeler View Full Size
Halophila johnsonii - 54
Halophila johnsonii - Cynthia Wheeler View Full Size