''Halophila australis'', the paddle weed, is a species of
seagrass
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments. There are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses which belong to four families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae), all in the orde ...
in the family
Hydrocharitaceae, native to southern Australia.
Preferring calm waters, it is found on both mud and sand substrates from the low tide mark down to about .
References
australis
Seagrass
Endemic flora of Australia
Flora of Western Australia
Flora of South Australia
Flora of Victoria (state)
Flora of Tasmania
Plants described in 1967
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