Halophila decipiens
Caribbean Seagrass, Paddle Grass
Other regional names: Species Code: Hd +1 more
- Species Code: Hd
- Tapegrass
Also known as: Halophila decipiens subsp. pubescens Hartog +1 more
- Halophila decipiens subsp. pubescens Hartog
- Halophila decipiens var. pubescens Hartog
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hydrocharitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Halophila decipiens (commonly known as Caribbean Seagrass or Paddle Grass) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central Pacific, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Pacific, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Belize, Canary Is., Chagos Archipelago, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Maluku, Mauritius, Mexico Gulf, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Seychelles, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, Windward Is.