Ruppia maritima

Linnaeus

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

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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.

Lower Taxa

None.

"elongating" is not a number.

... more about "Ruppia maritima"
Robert R. Haynes +
Linnaeus +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
serrulate +  and entire +
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Ruppie maritime +
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 +
0–200 m +
long-stipitate +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.9 cm19 mm <br />0.019 m <br />) +
Shallow waters of brackish streams, ditches, and lakes along ocean shore +
alternate;subopposite +
submersed +
6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (10.5 cm105 mm <br />0.105 m <br />) +
campylotropous +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (1.65 cm16.5 mm <br />0.0165 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering spring–fall. +
graves1908a +  and richardson1980a +
not auriculate +
not persisting +
Illustrated +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
0.1mm;0.7mm +
Ruppia maritima var. brevirostris +, Ruppia maritima var. exigua +, Ruppia maritima +, Ruppia maritima var. longipes +, Ruppia maritima var. obliqua +, Ruppia maritima var. rostrata +  and Ruppia maritima var. subcapitata +
Ruppia maritima +
species +
perennial +  and annual +