Scientific or common name:

Ruppia maritima L. var. brevirostris J. Agardh

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RUPPIACEAE - Ditch-grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Ruppia maritima L. var. brevirostris J. Agardh
Rank: variety
See: ► Ruppia maritima L.

Images of Ruppia maritima var. brevirostris

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Common names

U.S. name: Widgeongrass
English name: beaked tasselweed
English name: ditch-grass
French name: ruppie maritime

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Ruppia maritima L.
= Ruppia maritima L. var. exigua Fernald & Wiegand
= Ruppia maritima L. var. intermedia (Thed.) Asch. & Graebn.
= Ruppia maritima L. var. longipes Hagstr.
= Ruppia maritima L. var. obliqua (Schur) Asch. & Graebn.
= Ruppia maritima L. var. pacifica H. St. John & Fosberg
= Ruppia maritima L. var. rostrata J. Agardh
= Ruppia maritima L. var. subcapitata Fernald & Wiegand
= Ruppia pectinata Rydb.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Najadales
Family: Ruppiaceae
Genus: Ruppia
Species:

1) Ruppia anomala Ostenf. 2) Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande 3) Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande ssp. occidentalis (S. Watson) A. Löve & D. Löve 4) Ruppia maritima L. 5) Ruppia maritima L. var. brevirostris J. Agardh 6) Ruppia maritima L. var. exigua Fernald & Wiegand 7) Ruppia maritima L. var. intermedia (Thed.) Asch. & Graebn. 8) Ruppia maritima L. var. longipes Hagstr. 9) Ruppia maritima L. var. obliqua (Schur) Asch. & Graebn. 10) Ruppia maritima L. var. occidentalis (S. Watson) Graebn. 11) Ruppia maritima L. var. pacifica H. St. John & Fosberg 12) Ruppia maritima L. var. rostrata J. Agardh 13) Ruppia maritima L. var. spiralis (Dumort.) Moris 14) Ruppia maritima L. var. subcapitata Fernald & Wiegand 15) Ruppia occidentalis S. Watson 16) Ruppia pectinata Rydb. 17) Ruppia spiralis Dumort.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)


Map for Ruppia maritima L. var. brevirostris J. Agardh
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Ruppiaceae)
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1) Ruppia (widgeonweed)

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Common names (Ruppia)
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1) Spiral ditchgrass (Ruppia cirrhosa) 2) Widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima) 3) Yerba de zanja (Ruppia anomala)

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More species:
1) Ruppia maritima L. var. intermedia (Thed.) Asch. & Graebn. [130]
2) Ruppia maritima L. var. occidentalis (S. Watson) Graebn. [139]
3) Ruppia maritima L. var. pacifica H. St. John & Fosberg [131]
4) Russelia juncea Zucc. [157]
5) Ruta graveolens L. [3817]
6) Rytilix granularis (L.) Skeels [162]
7) Sabal exul (O.F. Cook) L.H. Bailey [134]
8) Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers. [1663]
9) Sabatia campanulata (L.) Torr. var. gracilis (Michx.) Fernald [155]
10) Sabatia gracilis (Michx.) Salisb. [89]

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