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Phyllospadix japonicus
Also called Species code: Pj, Asian Surfgrass, Japanese Surfgrass
Asian surfgrass is a marine flowering plant that grows in the intertidal zone along rocky seacoasts of Japan, Korea and China. It is not a garden or houseplant and cannot be grown like a land plant, as it needs seawater and wave action.
Phyllospadix japonicus, known as Asian surfgrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae. It is found along the seacoasts of Japan, Korea, and China (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong). It grows in the intertidal zone along the shore.
Phyllospadix japonicus is a perennial herb that spreads by means of rhizomes. Its leaves are long, reaching up to 100 cm, though they are rarely more than 2.5 mm wide.
Species code: Pi · Phyllospadix juzepczukii · Scouler's surfgrass · Toothed surfgrass · Torrey's surfgrass · Surfgrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phyllospadix japonicus 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.
