Zostera marina syn. pacifica

Eel-grass. One of two true flowering plants found in the ocean in California. A "macrophyte" but not an "algae." Zostera forms beds on sandy subtidal areas from British Columbia to Baja California. The latest 2012 edition of the Jepson manual says Zostera marina is probably indistinguishable from Zostera pacifica.

Zostera marina beach debris with roots 2009 10-15 Zuma - 258
Zostera marina beach debris roots 2009 Zuma 258
Zostera marina surface debris 2022 04-30 Elkhorn Slough--009
Zostera marina surface debris 2022 Elkhorn Slough 009
Zostera and roots in hand 2010 11-04 Zuma - 048
Zostera roots hand 2010 Zuma 048
Zostera roots close up.
Zostera marina roots 2011 Zuma 001
Zostera marina 2011 09-20 Zuma - 005
Zostera marina 2011 Zuma 005
Zostera marina surface debris 2022 04-30 Elkhorn Slough-e-002
Zostera marina surface debris 2022 Elkhorn Slough 002
A Zostera leaf close up.
Zostera marina 2011 Zuma 008
Zostera marina surface debris 2022 04-30 Elkhorn Slough-b-052
Zostera marina surface debris 2022 Elkhorn Slough 052

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