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Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni (Asch.) S.W.L.Jacobs
Family Zosteraceae
Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni (Asch.) S.W.L.Jacobs APNI*

Synonyms: Zostera capricorni Asch. APNI*
Zostera capricorni Asch. APNI*

Description: Monoecious, submerged rhizomatous perennial seagrass with flowering stems to 50 cm long.

Leaves with blade to 30 cm long and 5 mm wide, 3–5-veined, apex entire and truncate; sheath open, to 10 cm long, 5 mm wide, with membranous margins.

Inflorescences produced from older rhizomes. Spathes similar to leaves, to 30 cm long, the blade often deciduous after flowering. Spadix with 7–10 flowers of each sex; retinacula triangular to obliquely ovate, c. 1 mm long.

Seeds elliptic, c. 2 mm long, striate, shed from floating inflorescence.


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Flowering: Flowers during warmer months.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in submerged marine or estuarine habitats, often exposed at low tide.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, LHI
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
AVH map***

Text by S. W. L. Jacobs; name updated L.J. Murray 2010
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993) (as Z. capricorni)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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