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Amphibolis antarctica
Also called Sea Nymph
Amphibolis antarctica is a marine seagrass, not a land plant, found in coastal waters of southern and western Australia and sometimes called wire weed or sea nymph. It is only grown in aquariums or marine restoration settings, and it needs seawater rather than soil or household care.
Amphibolis antarctica is a species of flowering plant in the family Cymodoceaceae. It is referred to by the common names wire weed or sea nymph, and is a seagrass found in coastal waters of southern and western Australia.
The species is generally reported as occurring from Exmouth Gulf on the north-west coast of Western Australia, south along the west coast and east along the south coast as far as Wilsons Promontory in Victoria. However FloraBase reports an isolated specimen record from east of Port Hedland, over 500 kilometres (310 mi) north-east of Exmouth Gulf.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Amphibolis antarctica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
