Halophila ovalis
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halophila-ovalis-258-3899531
title:
Halophila ovalis
text:
Halophila ovalis, commonly known as paddle weed, spoon grass or dugong grass, is a seagrass in the family Hydrocharitaceae. It is a small herbaceous plant that naturally occurs in sea beds and other saltwater environments in the Indo-Pacific. It was introduced as isolated populations in Florida, Cuba and Antigua. The first description of the species was by Robert Brown as Caulinia ovalis, this was transferred to the genus Halophila by Joseph Dalton Hooker in Flora Tasmaniae (1858).
The species n
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of aquatic plant
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halophila_ovalis
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-26T18:04:40Z
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image:
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