[Aquatic Plants West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

The Seagrass Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Zosteraceae

Dwarf Eelgrass, Japanese Eel Grass: Zostera japonica (Synonyms: Zostera americana, Zostera nana, Zostera noltii)

Japanese Eel Grass: Zostera japonica - The blades are less than 2 mm wide. Photographed on mudflats on the bay side of Bayocean Spit, northern Oregon coast.............August 25, 2012.

Dwarf Eelgrass, Japanese Eel Grass: Zostera japonica (Synonyms: Zostera americana, Zostera nana, Zostera noltii)

Grass Wrack, Eel Grass: Zostera marina (Synonyms: Zostera marina var. latifolia, Zostera marina var. stenophylla, Zostera pacifica)

Scouler's Surfgrass, Scouler's Surf-grass: Phyllospadix scouleri

Toothed Surfgrass: Phyllospadix serrulatus

Torrey's Surfgrass, Torrey's Surf-grass: Phyllospadix torreyi

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