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Zostera mucronata

Zostera mucronata is a marine seagrass (eelgrass) native to the coasts of southern and western Australia. It grows submerged in shallow coastal waters and is not a garden or houseplant.

Family
Zosteraceae (Zoster family)
Grows as
Aquatic, Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Soil
Sandy or muddy seabed in shallow coastal water, not potting mix.
Temperature
Temperate to subtropical seawater; not applicable to home growing.
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
SW. & S. Australia
Climate
subtropical

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Zostera mucronata is a species of eelgrass native to the seacoasts of South Australia and Western Australia.

Other Zostera plants

Species code: za · Species code: Zs · Species code: Zp · Zostera capricorni · Species code: Zl · Dwarf Eelgrass · Seawrack · Species code: Zc · Species code: Zg · Zostera novazelandica · Species code: Zo · Species code: Zt

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zostera mucronata 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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