Ruppia maritima | |
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Ruppia maritima | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Ruppiaceae |
Genus: | Ruppia |
Species: | R. maritima
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Binomial name | |
Ruppia maritima | |
Synonyms | |
Ruppia brachypus J.Gay |
Ruppia maritima is an aquatic plant species commonly known as beaked tasselweed, beaked ditchgrass,[citation needed] ditch grass, tassel pondweed and widgeon grass.[2] Despite its scientific name, it is not a marine plant; is perhaps best described as a salt-tolerant freshwater species.[3] The generic name Ruppia was dedicated by Linnaeus to the German botanist Heinrich Bernhard Ruppius (1689–1719) and the specific name (maritima) translates to "of the sea".