Ruppia maritima
Beaked Tasselweed, Ditchgrass
Other regional names: Species Code: Rm +1 more
- Species Code: Rm
- Widgeon Grass
Also known as: Buccaferrea maritima (L.) Lunell +18 more
- Buccaferrea maritima (L.) Lunell
- Ruppia andina Phil.
- Ruppia brachypus J.Gay
- Ruppia brachypus subsp. bahusiensis Lindstr.
- Ruppia brevipes Bertol. ex Griseb.
- Ruppia cirrhosa subsp. longipes (Hagstr.) Á.Löve
- Ruppia curvicarpa A.Nelson
- Ruppia intermedia Thed.
- Ruppia marina Fr.
- Ruppia maritima f. aculeata Hagstr.
- Ruppia maritima f. brevirostris C.Agardh
- Ruppia maritima f. curvirostris H.St.John & Fosberg
- Ruppia maritima f. pectinata Hagstr.
- Ruppia maritima subsp. aculeata Hagstr.
- Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) Bonnier & Layens
- Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) K.Schum.
- Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus (J.Gay) Schlegel
- Ruppia maritima subsp. brachypus Á.Löve
- Ruppia maritima subsp. brevirostris (C.Agardh) Briquet
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ruppiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.
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Ruppia maritima (commonly known as Beaked Tasselweed or Ditchgrass) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Ruppiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, North-Central Pacific, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern Pacific, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Canada, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Aldabra, Algeria, Altay, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Bulgaria, C. American Pacific Is., California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Cayman Is., Central European Russia, Chile Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colombia, Connecticut, Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Delaware, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, Finland, Florida, France, Free State, French Guiana, Føroyar, Gabon, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf States, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Libya, Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Malaya, Marianas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Brunswick, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Phoenix Is., Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Queensland, Québec, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Romania, Réunion, Sakhalin, Samoa, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, South Australia, South Carolina, South China Sea, South European Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Tonga, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zaïre