Zostera japonica
Dwarf Eelgrass, Japanese Eelgrass
Other regional names: Narrow Bladed Eelgrass
- Narrow Bladed Eelgrass
Also known as: Nanozostera americana (Hartog) Toml. & Posl. +3 more
- Nanozostera americana (Hartog) Toml. & Posl.
- Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) Toml. & Posl.
- Zostera americana Hartog
- Zostera japonica subsp. austroasiatica Ohba & Miyata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zosteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Zostera japonica (commonly known as Dwarf eelgrass or Japanese eelgrass) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zosteraceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
British Columbia, Washington