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Ribbon Weed
Ribbon weed may refer to: * ''Posidonia australis'', a species of seagrass found in the ocean off southern Australia * '' Stuckenia pectinata'' (''Potamogeton pectinatus''), a freshwater plant See also * Ribbonleaf pondweed, '' Potamogeton epihydrus'', a freshwater flowering plant {{Plant common name ...
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Posidonia Australis
''Posidonia australis'', also known as fibre-ball weed or ribbon weed, is a species of seagrass that occurs in the southern waters of Australia. It forms large meadows important to environmental conservation. Balls of decomposing detritus from the foliage are found along nearby shore-lines. In 2022, a single stand in Shark Bay was reported by scientists to be the largest plant in the world. Description ''Posidonia australis'' is a flowering plant occurring in dense meadows, or along channels, in white sand. It is found at depths from . Subsurface rhizomes and roots provide stability in the sands it occupies. Erect rhizomes and leaves reduce the accumulation of silt. The leaves are ribbon-like and wide. They are bright green, perhaps becoming browned with age. The terminus of the leaf is rounded or absent through damage. They are arranged in groups with older leaves on the outside, longer and differing in form from the younger leaves they surround. The species is monoecious. ...
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Stuckenia Pectinata
''Stuckenia pectinata'' ( syn. ''Potamogeton pectinatus''), commonly called sago pondweed or fennel pondweed, and sometimes called ribbon weed, is a cosmopolitan water plant species that grows in fresh and brackish water on all continents except Antarctica. Description ''Stuckenia pectinata'' is a fully submerged aquatic plant and does not have any floating or emerged leaves. The flowers are wind pollinated and the seeds float. Tubers that are rich in starch are formed on the rhizomes. Reproduction can either be vegetative with tubers and plant fragments or sexual with seeds. Wildlife The whole plant provides food for different species of waterbirds. Description Image:PotamogetonPectinatus2.jpg, Leaves with the typical zigzag-formed stem Image:Tubers.jpg, Tubers ''Stuckenia pectinata'' has long narrow linear leaves which are less than 2 mm wide; each is composed of two slender, parallel tubes. The main difference from other narrow-leaved pondweeds is that the stipule ...
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Zostera
''Zostera'' is a small genus of widely distributed seagrasses, commonly called marine eelgrass, or simply seagrass or eelgrass, and also known as seaweed by some fishermen and recreational boaters including yachtsmen. The genus ''Zostera'' contains 15 species. Ecology ''Zostera marina'' is found on sandy substrates or in estuaries, usually submerged or partially floating. Most ''Zostera'' are perennial. They have long, bright green, ribbon-like leaves, the width of which are about . Short stems grow up from extensive, white branching rhizomes. The flowers are enclosed in the sheaths of the leaf bases; the fruits are bladdery and can float. ''Zostera'' beds are important for sediment deposition, substrate stabilization, as substrate for epiphytic algae and micro-invertebrates, and as nursery grounds for many species of economically important fish and shellfish. ''Zostera'' often forms beds in bay mud in the estuarine setting. It is an important food for brant geese and wigeon ...
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Vallisneria
''Vallisneria'' (named in honor of Antonio Vallisneri) is a genus of freshwater aquatic plant, commonly called eelgrass, tape grass or vallis. The genus is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. ''Vallisneria'' is a submerged plant that spreads by runners and sometimes forms tall underwater meadows. Leaves arise in clusters from their roots. The leaves have rounded tips, and definite raised veins. Single white female flowers grow to the water surface on very long stalks. Male flowers grow on short stalks, become detached, and float to the surface. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The fruit is a banana-like capsule having many tiny seeds. Sometimes it is confused with the superficially similar ''Sagittaria'' when grown submerged. This plant should not be confused with ''Zostera'' species, marine seagrasses that are usually also given the common name "eelgrass". ''Vallisneria'' has arche ...
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