Taxon: Ruppia maritima L.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• beaked tasselweed   (Source: BSBI ) – English
  
• ditch-grass   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• sea tassel   (Source: Aust Pl Common Names ) – English
  
• sea-grass   (Source: Websters Dict ) – English
  
• widgeon-grass   (Source: Native Pl Database ) – English
  
• ruppie maritime   (Source: F NAmer ) – French
  

Economic importance:

• Weed   (of unknown importance fide Atlas WWeed)
  

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View ethnobotanical data from Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Distributional range:

• nearly cosmopolitan in brackish wetlands

References:

• Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
• FNA Editorial Committee. 1993–. Flora of North America.
• Godfrey, R. K. & J. W. Wooten. 1979–1981. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States, 2 vol.
• Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973–. Flora of Ecuador.
• Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds.
• Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
• Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975–1979. Flora of Taiwan.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
• University of Texas at Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Native Plant Information Network database (on-line resource).
• Webster's third new international dictionary.

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Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Ruppia maritima.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Ruppia maritima.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Ruppia maritima.

Check other web resources for Ruppia maritima L.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• Flora of North America: Collaborative Floristic Effort of North American Botanists
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Images:

• Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

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• Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
• Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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