PLANTS Profile for Ruppia cirrhosa (spiral ditchgrass)

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Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande
spiral ditchgrass

Symbol:

RUCI2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Ruppiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
PR		N
VI		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

Ruppia occidentalis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 88. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

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Synonyms:
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

	RUCIO	Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande ssp. occidentalis (S. Watson) Á. Löve & D. Löve
	RUMAO	Ruppia maritima L. var. occidentalis (S. Watson) Graebn.
	RUMAS	Ruppia maritima L. var. spiralis (Dumort.) Moris
	RUOC6	Ruppia occidentalis S. Watson
	RUSP5	Ruppia spiralis Dumort.

Distribution:
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande


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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

View 1 genera in Ruppiaceae, 3 species in Ruppia

Classification:
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Najadales
Family	Ruppiaceae – Ditch-grass family
Genus	Ruppia L. – widgeonweed
Species	Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande – spiral ditchgrass

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

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

UPL,OBL

OBL

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Ruppia spiralis:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan					Low		Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

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 39065.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 11:29 AM CDT