Ruppia maritima
Sp. Pl. 1: 127. 1753.
Common names: Ruppie maritime
Illustrated
Synonyms: Ruppia maritima var. brevirostris Agardh Ruppia maritima var. exigua Fernald & Wiegand Ruppia maritima Ruppia maritima var. longipes Hagström Ruppia maritima var. obliqua (Schur) Ascherson & Graebner Ruppia maritima var. rostrata Agardh Ruppia maritima var. subcapitata Fernald & Wiegand
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.
Stems to 50 cm × 0.1–0.7 mm. Leaves 6–10.5 cm; blade 0.3–0.5 mm, apex ± obtuse. Inflorescences: peduncles with 0–3 [–4] coils, 0.5–16.5 × 0.5 mm. Flowers: pistils 4–8. Fruits 1.8–2 × 0.7–1.5 mm; gynophore 1.2–1.9 cm; beak terminal, slightly recurved, 0.6–1 mm. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Shallow waters of brackish streams, ditches, and lakes along ocean shore
Elevation: 0–200 m
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon, B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Alaska, Calif., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Miss., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Oreg., R.I., S.C., Tex., Va., Wash., coastal Mexico, West Indies, Bermuda, Central America, South America, Eurasia, Africa, Australia
Discussion
No specimens have been seen from Washington, D. C., but the species is to be expected there.
Selected References
Lower Taxa
None.
"elongating" is not a number.
... more about "Ruppia maritima"
2-loculed +
dehiscing +
distinct +
obtuse +
recurved +
terminal +
Ruppie maritime +
broad +
St. Pierre and Miquelon +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Alaska +, Calif. +, Conn. +, Del. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Miss. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Oreg. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Wash. +, coastal Mexico +, West Indies +, Bermuda +, Central America +, South America +, Eurasia +, Africa + and Australia +
straight +
absent +
bisexual +
long-stipitate +
beaked +
Present +
0-20-flowered +
sheathing +
sessile +
alternate;subopposite +
submersed +
separated +
parietal +
campylotropous +
spiraling +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
absent +
stipitate +
distinct +
4;8 +
arcuate +
Sp. Pl. +
1753 +
ligulate +
circular +
not auriculate +
not persisting +
longer +
Illustrated +
pedunculate +
capitate +
0.1mm;0.7mm +
Ruppia maritima +
Ruppia +
species +
absent +
rooting +