Ruppia tuberosa
Appearance
Ruppia tuberosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Ruppiaceae |
Genus: | Ruppia |
Species: | R. tuberosa
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Binomial name | |
Ruppia tuberosa J.S.Davis & Toml.
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Ruppia tuberosa is a submerged herb in the genus Ruppia found in shallow hypersaline waters in Australia.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]This is a common submerged herb in Australian coasts, including NSW, SA, Vic, and WA (type locality).[1]
Description
[edit]This aquatic herb is one of the early diverged species in the genus.[2]
Ecology
[edit]The habitat is up to four times saltier than seawater.[1]
References
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- ^ a b Jacobs, S.W.L. and M.A. Brock (1982) A revision of the genus Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia. Aquatic Botany 14: 325–337
- ^ Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, J. Murata, and Nr. Tanaka (2010) Hybridization and polyploidy of an aquatic plant, Ruppia (Ruppiaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies. American Journal of Botany 97: 1156-1167