PLANTS Profile for Nanozostera japonica (dwarf eelgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.
dwarf eelgrass

Symbol:

NAJA5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Zosteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

Synonyms:
Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

NAAM3	Nanozostera americana (Hartog) P.S. Toml. & U. Posl.
ZOAM	Zostera americana Hartog
ZOJA2	Zostera japonica Asch. & Graebn.	dwarf eelgrass
ZONA	Zostera nana Roth

Distribution:
Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

View 3 genera in Zosteraceae, 1 species in Nanozostera

Classification:
Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Najadales
Family	Zosteraceae – Eel-grass family
Genus	Nanozostera P. Toml. & U. Posl.
Species	Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl. – dwarf eelgrass

Introduced Information:
Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

Zostera nana:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 03:26 PM CDT