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Zostera L.
eelgrass
       
Symbol:   ZOSTE  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Zosteraceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



 
More Information:
 

Distribution:
Zostera L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, RI, VA, WA), CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Zostera L.

View 3 genera in Zosteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Zostera marina L.. . Image Available.
Zostera marina
seawrack
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
Related taxa legend
 

Classification:
Zostera L.

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 Zostera L. – eelgrass
 

More Accounts and Images:
Zostera L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39073.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
Time Generated: 06/19/2013 03:44 PM CDT  
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