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)
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.
Source
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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