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Posidonia robertsoniae

Posidonia robertsoniae is a rhizomatous seagrass native to the southern coastal waters of Western Australia, growing in clumping stands on sand. It is a marine plant, not a garden or houseplant, so home growing is not practical.

Family
Posidoniaceae (Posidoni family)
Grows as
Aquatic, Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Grows submerged in seawater; not watered like a land plant.
Soil
White sand in shallow marine habitat, depths of about 0.5 to 20 metres.
Temperature
Subtropical to Mediterranean marine conditions; cold limit not established.
Native range
SW. Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Posidonia robertsoniae is one of the seagrasses of Western Australia, submerged flowering plants that occur in the southern coastal waters.

Where it grows

Posidonia robertsoniae is recorded at coasts of Southwest Australia, from Warnbro Sound to Israelite Bay.

Other Posidonia plants

Species code: Pa · Species code: Pc · Mediterranean tapeweed · Species code: Pf · Neptune Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Posidonia robertsoniae 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.

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