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- P. scouleri growing subtidally off the western shore of Race Rocks
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- P. scouleri in a tide pool on the western shore of Race Rocks
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- Clumps of P. scouleri with Hedophyllum
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- P. scouleri with Hedophyllum and Nereocystis at the low-tide mark
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- P. scouleri in a tide pool
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- P. scouleri at the low-tide mark
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- Phylospadix scouleri, also known as surf grass is found in the low tide zone and the top of the sub-tidal. Here it is mixed with Desmarestia aculeata and bull kelp Nereocystis lutkeaena both subtidal species.
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Zosteraceae
Genus: Phyllospadix
Species: P. scouleri
Binomial name
Phyllospadix scouleri
Genus/species Phyllospadix scouleri (Hooker)
Description: This flowering plant is most characteristic of the open rocky shores of the coast that are exposed to the full force of the waves, as on the west coast of Vancouver Island. There it forms bright emerald-green beds on the rocks near extreme low-tide level. The plants are relatively short, usually not more than a metre in length, and the leaves are 20-32 mm. wide. Short basal flowering stems are produced, which are 5-8 cm. long.
Habitat: On rocks in the lower intertidal and upper subtidal zones.
Pacific Coast Distribution: Alaska to Mexico.
Robert Scagel, 1972
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