Halodule wrightii
Sea Grass, Shoal Grass
Other regional names: Shoalgrass +2 more
- Shoalgrass
- Shoalweed
- Species Code: Hw
Also known as: Diplanthera beaudettei Hartog +4 more
- Diplanthera beaudettei Hartog
- Diplanthera dawsonii Hartog
- Diplanthera wrightii (Asch.) Asch.
- Halodule beaudettei (Hartog) Hartog
- Halodule brasiliensis Lipkin
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Cymodoceaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Halodule wrightii (commonly known as Sea-Grass or Shoal-Grass) is a rhizomatous plant within the Cymodoceaceae family. It is found natively in Africa, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Angola, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gabon, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mauritania, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Panama, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Windward Is.