Scientific or common name:

Zostera nana Roth

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ZOSTERACEAE - Eel-grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Zostera nana Roth
Nomencl. ref.: Enum. Pl. Phan. Germ. i. 8.
Rank: species
See: ► Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.

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Common names

U.S. name: Dwarf eelgrass

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Nanozostera japonica (Asch. & Graebn.) P. Toml. & U. Posl.
= Nanozostera americana (Hartog) P.S. Toml. & U. Posl.
= Zostera americana Hartog
= Zostera japonica Asch. & Graebn.

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TAXONOMY

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

1) Zostera americana Hartog 2) Zostera japonica Asch. & Graebn. 3) Zostera marina L. 4) Zostera marina L. var. latifolia Morong 5) Zostera marina L. var. stenophylla Asch. & Graebn. 6) Zostera nana Roth 7) Zostera pacifica L.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (OR, WA), CAN (BC)


Map for Zostera nana Roth
(*) 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 (Zosteraceae)
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1) Nanozostera 2) Phyllospadix (surfgrass) 3) Zostera (eelgrass)

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Common names (Zostera)
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1) Dwarf eelgrass (Zostera americana) 2) Seawrack (Zostera marina)

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More species:
1) Zostera pacifica L. [144]
2) Zosterella dubia (Jacq.) Small [142]
3) Zosterella longituba Alexander [182]
4) Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. ssp. tenuifolia (Willd. ex Thiele) T. Koyama [134]
5) Zuckia arizonica Standl. [141]
6) Zygodon reinwardtii (Hornsch.) A. Br. var. subintegrifolius Malta [104]
7) Zygodon viridissimus (Dicks.) Brid. var. dentatus (Breidl.) Limpr. [128]
8) Zygophyllidium hexagonum (Nutt. ex Spreng.) Small [134]

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