''Ruppia tuberosa'' is a submerged herb in the genus ''
Ruppia
''Ruppia'', also known as the widgeonweeds, ditch grasses or widgeon grass, is the only extant genus in the family Ruppiaceae, with eight known species. These are aquatic plants widespread over much of the world. The genus name honours Heinrich ...
'' found in shallow hypersaline waters in Australia.
Distribution and habitat
This is a common submerged herb in Australian coasts, including
NSW
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SA,
Vic
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, and
WA (type locality).
[Jacobs, S.W.L. and M.A. Brock (1982) A revision of the genus ''Ruppia'' (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia. ''Aquatic Botany'' 14: 325–337]
Description
This aquatic herb is one of the early diverged species in the genus.
[Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, J. Murata, and Nr. Tanaka (2010]
Hybridization and polyploidy of an aquatic plant, ''Ruppia'' (Ruppiaceae), inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA phylogenies
''American Journal of Botany'' 97: 1156-1167
Ecology
The habitat is up to four times saltier than seawater.
References
tuberosa
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