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Phyllospadix iwatensis
Also called Surfgrass
Phyllospadix iwatensis is a seagrass (surfgrass) in the family Zosteraceae that grows in the intertidal zone of rocky northwest Pacific coasts. It is a marine plant, not a land plant, so it cannot be grown as a garden or houseplant in the usual sense.
Phyllospadix iwatensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae. It is found along the seacoasts of Japan, Korea, China (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong), and the Russian Far East (Sakhalin, Primorye and the Kuril Islands). It was first discovered in 1929 near on the Miyako Peninsula in Iwate Prefecture in Japan, in northeastern Honshu. It occurs in the intertidal zone along the shore.
Phyllospadix iwatensis is a perennial herb spreading by means of rhizomes. Leaves are long and thin, up to 150 cm long but rarely more than 5 mm across.
Asian Surf Grass · Phyllospadix juzepczukii · Scouler's surfgrass · Toothed surfgrass · Torrey's surfgrass · Surfgrass
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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.
