PLANTS Profile for Zostera marina (seawrack)

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Zostera marina L.
seawrack

Symbol:

ZOMA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Zosteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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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: 91. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Synonyms:
Zostera marina L.

	ZOMAL	Zostera marina L. var. latifolia Morong
	ZOMAS	Zostera marina L. var. stenophylla Asch. & Graebn.
	ZOPA	Zostera pacifica L.

Distribution:
Zostera marina L.


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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 marina L.

View 3 genera in Zosteraceae, 1 species in Zostera

Classification:
Zostera marina L.

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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	Zosteraceae – Eel-grass family
Genus	Zostera L. – eelgrass
Species	Zostera marina L. – seawrack

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

Zostera marina L.

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

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Zostera marina L.

	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
Martin					Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Zostera marina L.

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

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 39074.

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

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 02:04 PM CST