''Phyllospadix serrulatus'' is a species of

aquatic plant Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them from algae and other microphytes. A macrophyte is a plant that ...

in the

Zosteraceae Zosteraceae (one of the four seagrasses families, Kubitzki ed. 1998) is a family of marine perennial flowering plants found in temperate and subtropical coastal waters, with the highest diversity located around Korea and Japan. Most seagrasses ...

family. It is referred to by the common name toothed surfgrass, and is found along the shorelines of British Columbia and southern Alaska. It is also found in Oregon. It grows in salt marshes in the intertidal zone. ''Phyllospadix serrulatus'' is a grass-like herb with leaves up to 60 cm long, with teeth along the margins toward the tip.Hartog, C.D. & J. Kuo. 2006. Taxonomy and biogeography of seagrasses. 1–23. In Seagrasses. Springer, Dordtrecht.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15610456 serrulatus Salt marsh plants Flora of Alaska Flora of British Columbia Biota of the Pacific Ocean Taxa named by Franz Josef Ruprecht Taxa named by Paul Friedrich August Ascherson