PLANTS Profile for Posidonia oceanica (Mediterranean tapeweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile
Mediterranean tapeweed

Symbol:

POOC8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Posidoniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

More Information:

Synonyms:
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

POOC3

Posidonia oceania (L.) Delile, database artifact

Mediterranean tapeweed

Distribution:
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

View 1 genera in Posidoniaceae, 1 species in Posidonia

Classification:
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

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	Posidoniaceae – Posidonia family
Genus	Posidonia K.D. Koenig – posidonia
Species	Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile – Mediterranean tapeweed

Introduced Information:
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

Posidonia oceania:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

OBL?

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile

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Time Generated: 06/18/2013 12:22 AM CDT