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Paddle weed
Halophila ovalis
About
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.
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Halophila ovalis
- Slug
- halophila-ovalis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Halophila
- Species
- ovalis
- Wikidata QID
- Q3024170
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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