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Cymodocea nodosa Asch.

Slender seagrass (en), Cymodocée (fr), Cymodocée noueuse (fr), Zostère noueuse (fr), Paille de mer (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Cymodoceaceae > Cymodocea

Characteristics

A marine aquatic.
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A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
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Sexuality dioecy
Pollination hydrogamy
Spread hydrochory
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the Sahara and arid places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Skin (unspecified), Throat (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Images

Cymodocea nodosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Cymodocea nodosa world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Gambia, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Palau, Portugal, Senegal, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Cymodocea nodosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:602935-1
WFO ID wfo-0000764882
COL ID 337QF
BDTFX ID 20515
INPN ID 93774
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cymodocea nodosa Cymodocea webbiana Phucagrostis major Zostera mediterranea Cymodocea aequorea Cymodocea major Cymodocea preauxiana Phucagrostis nodosa Zostera nodosa Phucagrostis major Kernera nodosa
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